Health Department to Suspend Giving J&J Vaccine After FDA Issues 'Pause'

FDA and CDC Make Recommendation After Reports of Possible Blood Clots

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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday they are recommending a "pause" in the use of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine out of an "abundance of caution" while an investigation is conducted into reports of apparently rare, potentially dangerous blood clots.

Due to this, the City of Lubbock Public Health Department will not be offering the Johnson & Johnson vaccine until further notice. 

If anyone has made an appointment to receive the Johnson & Johnson vaccine at a vaccination clinic at the Civic Center, they can keep their appointment but will be offered the Moderna vaccine. 

Also, no walk-up appointments will be available until further notice.

For more information, citizens can call the Public Health Department at 806.775.2933.