The recent pause on Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 Vaccine shows that safety monitoring systems, like the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), are working. Learn about VAERS: https://bit.ly/3mVzhoA.
CDC takes all issues reported after vaccination very seriously. Reports to VAERS quickly revealed a few cases of blood clots with low platelets out of the nearly 7 million administered doses of J&J Vaccine. The pause reflects CDC’s commitment to safety and transparency. https://bit.ly/3adm19u.
As of April 13, 2021, there have been no reports to VAERS of people having blood clots with low platelets after receiving the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines. You can still be vaccinated with these vaccines. Learn more about how CDC is ensuring vaccine safety: https://bit.ly/3spmZFZ.
