Pennsylvania Department Of Health Tells Providers To Resume Administering Johnson And Johnson Vaccine
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By: KDKA-TV News Staff
HARRISBURG, Pa. (KDKA) -- The Pennsylvania Department of Health has told vaccine administrators to resume the use of Johnson & Johnson coronavirus shots.
The news follows the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommending to restart the use of the vaccine on Friday.
The vaccine was paused due to a concern about rare, but serious clots, a condition called Thrombosis with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome, in other words clotting along with a low level of clotting cells called platelets.
The department recommended the pause in administering the vaccine until further guidance from the CDC and FDA was available.
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