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Johnson and Johnson vaccine appointments switched to Pfizer
FOX 5’s Bob Barnard reports as Johnson and Johnson vaccine appointments in our area are being switched to Pfizer.
GERMANTOWN, Md. - Health departments across the D.C. region are shifting gears after the CDC and the FDA recommended pausing the use of Johnson & Johnson's single-dose COVID-19 vaccine to investigate reports of rare but dangerous blood clots.
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FOX 5's Bob Barnard visited the Montgomery College vaccine site in Germantown where he said those scheduled to get the Johnson & Johnson vaccine will instead get the Pfizer doses.
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Barnard says D.C. and Virginia have had to cancel some appointments because of the pause.
The CDC will convene an emergency meeting Wednesday to review the cases that led to the pause in the Johnson & Johnson vaccine's use. The White House says the pause won't significantly affect the vaccination plan in the U.S.
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