ABOVE: Dicks Sporting Goods Park near Denver, where mass vaccination with the Johnson & Johnson vaccine was paused on Wednesday after 11 people who received the shot felt unwell
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Three vaccination sites, one in Colorado and two in North Carolina, briefly paused administering the Johnson & Johnson vaccine against COVID-19 earlier this week after a small percentage of recipients experienced adverse reactions. The shots resumed after investigations by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found the incidents were consistent with the vaccine’s known side effects.
On Wednesday afternoon (April 7), a mass vaccination clinic at a baseball stadium outside of Denver shut down after 11 people felt unwell within 15 minutes, according to The Denver Post. Their reactions included nausea, dizziness, and fainting; nine people were treated at the site with juice and water, while two were taken to the hospital. More than 1,700 people were ...
