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Re:CDC panel recommends resuming use of Johnson and Johnson ... by hn_throwaway_99 on Friday April 23, 2021 @05:51PM (#26919644)
I just read the linked Axios article, so perhaps there is more in the CDC decision, but seems like it would make the most sense to just recommend against the J&J vaccine for anyone at higher risk of clot (e.g. all 6 of the people who had clots were women of childbearing age). With 3 good vaccines available, seems like there is plenty (or shortly will be plenty) to go around even if the J&J vaccine only goes to those at low clot risk.
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Re:CDC panel recommends resuming use of Johnson and Johnson ... by sp332 on Friday April 23, 2021 @06:04PM (#26919740)
I don't think the usual risk factors for clotting apply here. These cases were rare enough to stand out at just 1 per million. The clotting seems to be a specific immune response similar to some people who clot when given heparin.
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Re:CDC panel recommends resuming use of Johnson and Johnson ... by lholoubek on Friday April 23, 2021 @07:43PM (#26920598)
FWIW, the ACIP meeting today shared that another ~7 cases were discovered. In a particular group - women between 30-39 - the numbers were more like 1 in 100k. Still very small odds, but greater than the "one in a million" widely quoted, particularly for certain age groups. Good coverage of the updated data today here: https://twitter.com/kakape/status/1385661019494699010
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Re:CDC panel recommends resuming use of Johnson and Johnson ... by InitialLastName on Friday April 23, 2021 @06:57PM (#26920223)
It's worth noting that young-to-middle-aged women are also over=represented (relative to the general public) among healthcare workers, who have been a primary target for the early rounds of vaccination.
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Re:CDC panel recommends resuming use of Johnson and Johnson ... by hn_throwaway_99 on Saturday April 24, 2021 @11:52AM (#26925827)
At least where I live, none of the healthcare workers got the J&J vaccine. As you point out, they were all at the front of the line for vaccines, so they got Pfizer or Moderna before J&J was even available.
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Re:CDC panel recommends resuming use of Johnson and Johnson ... by bpodgursky on Friday April 23, 2021 @06:30PM (#26919985)
God the downvotes on this site piss me off so much. They are SO mindless.

This is what the UK is doing with AstraZeneca, for the exact same problem! Only suggesting it to people over 30! Stop downvoting the suggestion which is literally expert advice!

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