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Do J&J and AstraZeneca Vaccines Cause Blood Clots, and What Are the Symptoms?
Use of Johnson & Johnson’s JNJ -0.57% vaccines could resume as soon as this weekend after U.S. health regulators lifted the pause on the shots Friday evening. J&J and regulators plan to add language to the vaccine’s label warning of a risk of blood clots.
What to know about the Johnson and Johnson Vaccine Pause
“This should be reassuring, because it’s in our country’s interest to vaccinate as many people as possible, yet the FDA has acted promptly to pause until we know more,” says Vivek Cherian, an internal medicine physician at the University of Maryland health-care system.
What to do if you got the Johnson and Johnson Vaccine amid blood clot fears
Dr. Vivek Cherian, an internal medicine physician in Baltimore, said to pay attention to your body post-vaccine.
Don't Start Doubting the Pfizer and Moderna Vaccines
"Instead of taking away confidence from other vaccines, this should actually inspire further confidence in the oversight of these vaccines and definitely should not deter individuals scheduled for either Pfizer and Moderna vaccines to go through with their appointments," Dr. Vivek Cherian, an internal-medicine physician in Baltimore, told Insider.
Pins and Needles COVID 19 vaccine side effects
Dr. Vivek Cherian M.D., an internal medicine physician, tells Bustle that out of hundreds of patients with COVID he’s treated in the past year, only two had this symptom. Both patients got the tingling as a result of a COVID diagnosis, not a vaccine, and both happened to have an autoimmune condition.
DC, Maryland, Virginina pause Johnson and Johnson Vaccine pending investigation
The CDC and FDA made the recommendation in order to investigate reports of potentially dangerous blood clots.