The J&J vaccine is the only one approved in the US that requires only one dose.
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Los Angeles will temporarily stop administering the Johnson & Johnson vaccine as recommended by federal health authorities on Tuesday morning after receiving reports of blood clots.
The break in vaccination will be in effect at all vaccination points in the city until further notice. People who already have an appointment scheduled for this Tuesday will receive another vaccine, as Deputy Mayor Jeff Gorell said on Twitter.
The city of Los Angeles will pause the use of Johnson & Johnson #COVID vaccine today, until further notice, in all locations throughout the city. Any previous appointment made today will be rewarded with another vaccine. Details will be available later this morning at @MayorOfLA
– eff 𝐆orell (@JeffGorell) April 13, 2021
The California Department of Public Health has not yet ruled on whether the state will also stop administering Johnson & Johnson for the time being.
Plans to expand eligibility and reopen the economy
Although health authorities already predicted that there would be fewer doses of Johnson & Johnson vaccine this week, a prolonged discontinuation of its use could significantly delay the California vaccination campaign.
the complete reopening of the state, scheduled for June 15, is conditioned on the progress of inoculation. But it’s still unclear whether Johnson & Johnson’s temporary suspension will affect Governor Gavin Newsom’s goals.
The announcement of the temporary cessation of Johnson & Johnson vaccine use is coming days before eligibility is extended to inoculate all residents of the state over the age of 16. However, many counties and cities have advanced state guidelines and are vaccinating younger ones as well.
In the case of the city of Los Angeles, it has already allowed those over 16 since last Sunday book an appointment at the vaccination points managed by the city. As of this Tuesday, this age group has already started vaccinating in the indicated places.
State of vaccination in California
Bye now 23 million doses of the three COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in California approved in the United States. 38.8% of Golden State residents have received at least one dose, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
As for the doses of Johnson & Johnson, nearly 850,000 have been injected, As shown by the same federal sources.
While last week they were assigned to the golden state 574,900 doses from Johnson & Johnson, CDC data show that this number was expected would drop to 67,600 (88% less) and next week to 22,400 doses. Local and state authorities already had this collapse but, following the recommendation of federal agencies, they will apply even less.
Vaccine supply is expected Pfizer-BioNTech and Modern not an added problem this week and keep rrelatively equal in California and across the country.