Department of Health Secretary Carlos Mellado announced tonight that the impact of stopping the Johnson & Johnson vaccine will be minimal and they will be able to continue the vaccination process.
According to the appointed secretary, all vaccination events scheduled with that of Johnson & Johnson were rescheduled. “Fortunately the impact on our vaccination process is minimal. We will continue to receive over 100,000 vaccines between Pfizer and Moderna that will be administered to our people,” he said in a message posted on social media.
All events scheduled with J&J were re-scheduled. Fortunately, the impact on our vaccination process is minimal. We will continue to receive over 100,000 vaccines between Pfizer and Moderna that will be administered to our people. @desaludpr pic.twitter.com/1pz6DuIhSV
– Carlos Mellado López (@prsecsalud) April 13, 2021
Today, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) will stop administering the Johnson and Johnson vaccine after cases of coagulation.
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By that order, the secretary reported this morning that the use of this vaccine in Puerto Rico should be stopped, a day after vaccination for anyone over the age of 16 began. In the United States and Puerto Rico, people under the age of 18 can only use the Pfizer vaccine.