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CO vaccine site closes after reaction to J&J's shotA vaccination site in Colorado closed early Wednesday after a "limited number" of people began having adverse reactions to the Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, resulting in hundreds of people who waited in line for hours being sent home without receiving a shot. The site at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, eight miles northeast of Denver, closed around 90 minutes early at 3:30 p.m., FOX Denver 31 reported. More than 1,700 people received vaccine shots at the site Wednesday. "Following the administration of the J&J vaccine and during onsite observation, we saw a limited number of adverse reactions to the vaccine," a statement from Centra Health, which runs the site, to Fox News reads. "We followed our protocols and in an abundance of caution, made the decision – in partnership with the state – to pause operations for the remainder of the day." Messages to Johnson & Johnson were not immediately returned. Around 640 who stood in line for a shot were sent home and had their slots rescheduled for Sunday, Centra Health said. The company did not say how many people had reactions but said it amounted to 0.8% of those who received a vaccine dose Wednesday. It did not specify what kinds of reactions people were having. Reactions to COVID-19 vaccines have been reported, with some being serious. A Virginia man was recently recovering from a hospital stay after suffering a skin reaction to what doctors believe was from a Johnson & Johnson vaccine. A recent production error resulted in million of Johnson & Johnson vaccine doses being discarded. A mix-up at Emergent BioSolutions, a production facility in Baltimore, prompted the Food and Drug Administration to delay vaccine shipments. Around 15 million doses were ruined. |
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121225 | Re: CO vaccine site closes after reaction to J&J's shot | Bohemian62 | 5 | 4/8/2021 2:43:16 AM |