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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — After a blip in adverse reactions at a nearby clinic 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.

<a href="https://www.wral.com/story/covid-19-vaccine-clinics-put-j-j-vaccine-on-hold-after-adverse-reactions-cdc-finds-no-safety-issue-with-vaccine/19616960/">After some people experienced nausea, dizziness and fainting at the Wake County clinic at PNC Arena</a>, UNC Health released a statement echoing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's guidance that the J&J vaccine has no legitimate safety concerns.

"We believe that the J&J vaccine is safe. Very few people (less than 1%) who have received this vaccine at our clinics have reported lightheadedness or fainting. On April 9, the CDC stated that it has found no evidence of a safety concern for the J&J vaccine after looking at cases in NC and other parts of the country."

Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccinations were paused at PNC Arena in Raleigh on Thursday after "several people" had adverse reactions, according to spokeswoman Stacy Beard. 



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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.

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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.

"At UNC Health’s vaccine clinics in the Friday Center in Chapel Hill and Hillsborough Hospital we have also seen similar, infrequent reactions to all three of the vaccines we administer – perhaps more commonly with J&J."

As of Friday morning, the state reported 27.5% of the adult population was fully vaccinated. You can schedule a vaccination for yourself at <a href="https://vaccine.unchealthcare.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">yourshot.org</a> or by calling (984) 215-5485.

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.

The federal government sent North Carolina about 150,000 doses of the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine this week, and state officials say they are getting it out to more local health care providers to get it widely dispensed.

IN THE STATE 16 AND OVER WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A COVID VACCINE. IT WILL BE THE BEGINNING OF GROUP 5. FINDING A VACCINE CAN BE OVERWHELMING AND COMPLICATED. TONIGHT WRAL HAS A CREW TO HELP MAKE IT EASIER FOR YOU TO FIND YOUR SHOT. THANKS FOR JOINING US. >>> NEARLY 40% OF ALL ADULTS IN NORTH CAROLINA HAVE RECEIVED AT LEAST ONE SHOT AND THIS NUMBER COULD INCREASE QUICKLY NOW THAT NORTH CAROLINA IS RECEIVING A RECORD NUMBER OF DOSES OF THE JOHNSON & JOHNSON VACCINE THIS WEEK. 150,000 DOSES UP FROM 60,000 LAST WEEK. WE ARE LIVE IN JOHNSTON COUNTY TO SHARE HOW HEALTH OFFICIALS PLAN TO GET THE DOSES INTO ARMS. >> Reporter: WE ARE AT NORTH JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL IN JOHNSON COUNTY. STARTING 8:00 A.M. TOMORROW THIS PARKING LOT WILL PROBABLY BE FULL BECAUSE THEY'RE HOLDING A CLINIC TO ROLL OUT 500 DOSES OF THE JOHNSON & JOHNSON VACCINE FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE. YOU DON'T NEED AN APPOINTMENT. HERE IS A CLOSER LOOK ON HOW YOU CAN GET YOUR HANDS ON ONE OF THE DOSES. >> EASTER CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER HAS BUILT THAT TRUST OVER DECADES. >> THIS CLINIC HAS BEEN HERE FOR 34 YEARS. >> Reporter: THE TEAM OR ONE OF THE FIRST PHARMACIES TO RECEIVE SHIPMENTS FROM THE STATE AND IN JUST SIX WEEKS THEY HAVE VACCINATED THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE. >> PROBABLY AROUND 12,000. >> Reporter: THIS WEEK THEY GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO VACCINATE MANY MORE WITH THE BIG SHIPMENT LET YET. >> WE JUST RECEIVED 4800 TODAY. WE RECEIVED ABOUT 1500 MODERNA TODAY. AND WE HAVE GOT SOME PFIZER VACCINE. >> Reporter: JOHNSON COUNTY HAS 22% OF PEOPLE PARTIALLY VACCINATED AND 14% FULLY. EXPERTS HOPE MORE DOSES OF THE ONE SHOT JOHNSON & JOHNSON WILL LEAD TO MORE VACCINATIONS OVERALL. >> MANY OF US WERE CONCERNED PEOPLE WOULD NOT BE EXCITED ABOUT THIS VACCINE, BUT THEN PEOPLE WERE ALREADY THINKING ABOUT MODERNA AND PFIZER AND ALL THE DATA AND MAYBE THE DATA DOESN'T LOOK AS GOOD. THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE WHO PREFER THE JOHNSON & JOHNSON. IT LOOKS GOOD ENOUGH. >> Reporter: IS THERE ANY DOUBT IN YOUR MIND THAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO HANDLE ALL THE DOSES? >> NO DOUBT AT ALL. >> Reporter: AS I SAID, THE CLINIC HERE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL IN JOHNSON COUNTY, NORTH JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL, IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. YOU DO NOT NEED AN APPOINTMENT. IF YOU WANT TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH EASTER CAROLINA MEDICAL CENTER, THE FOLKS WE INTERVIEWED, YOU CAN HEAD TO THEIR WEBSITE.

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