'We believe the J&J vaccine is safe': UNC Health stands by vaccine clinics with single-dose shot
After a blip in adverse reactions on Thursday, UNC Health is standing by the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, reiterating that 99% of people haven't had problems with the single-dose shot at their clinics.
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UNC Health plans to resume scheduling appointments for the J&J vaccine on Saturday. Patients who were scheduled to get the J&J vaccine Friday at the Hillsborough clinic will be offered the Moderna vaccine or they can reschedule their appointment for the J&J vaccine for another time.
More than 2,300 Johnson & Johnson vaccines were administered at PNC Arena on Thursday, meaning 0.78% of vaccine recipients had a reaction. Four people were taken to the hospital and 14 were treated on site at the arena. On Friday, Wake County is pausing on administering the J&J vaccine only giving the two-dose Pfizer vaccine.
The CDC is urging Wake County to continue giving out the J&J vaccine. On Thursday, 18 people reported having an adverse reaction to the vaccine at the PNC Arena clinic, organized by Wake County.
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The federal government sent North Carolina about 150,000 doses of the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine this week, but it may be harder to find in the coming weeks. A Baltimore manufacturer making the shot mixed up ingredients of the vaccine, ruining up to 15 million doses.
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