The Orange County Health Care Agency (OCHCA) has suspended the use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at its point-of-distribution (POD) sites.
The pause in administering the one-dose vaccine, which was approved for emergency use by the FDA on Feb. 27, came under the guidance of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The recommendation came “out of an abundance of caution” following six reports of severe blood clotting in vaccine recipients throughout the country.
