Stephens County Hospital Press Release on Johnson and Johnson Vaccine

Stephens County Hospital has issued a press release to WNEG related to the Johnson and Johnson vaccine.

“Stephens County Hospital, in accordance with the Department of Public Health (DPH), is halting the administration of the Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) COVID-19 Vaccine.

The FDA and CDC are reviewing data involving six reported cases of a rare and severe type of blood clot occurring in women aged 18-48 about a week after vaccination. None of the six cases are in individuals vaccinated in Georgia and are unrelated to the reactions reported last week at the Cumming Fairgrounds site.

Right now, these adverse events appear to be extremely rare, but out of an abundance of caution DPH and Stephens County Hospital will temporarily stop the administration of the J&J vaccine while scientists review the data around these cases. More than 124,000 doses of J&J vaccine have been safely administered in Georgia.

 

Individuals who have received the J&J vaccine and develop severe headache, abdominal pain, leg pain or shortness of breath within three weeks after vaccination should contact their health care providers. We will continue to monitor this situation and provide updates as they come available. We are still providing Pfizer and Moderna vaccines at WorkWell by appointment. Feel free to contact WorkWell at 706-282-5815.”