Edison Man With COVID-19 On Ventilator After J&J Vaccine: Reports

EDISON, NJ – An Edison man who was hospitalized with COVID-19 several weeks after receiving the one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine is now on a ventilator, according to news reports.

Francisco Cosme, 52, is on a ventilator more than a month after he received the vaccine on March 6 at the Javits Center in New York, reported the New York Post.

Fox5 interviewed Cosme's wife, Laure Eugene, who said her husband is fighting for his life after contracting COVID-19. Cosme, who is diabetic, is in an intensive care unit in critical condition at John F. Kennedy Medical Center, she said.

On April 1, Cosme started showing symptoms and tested positive for COVID-19, said the reports. According to ABC7, two weeks ago, Cosme’s condition took a turn for the worse.

Eugene told the news station that their son and grandkids visited them and now they too have tested positive for COVID-19.

During a recent press conference, Gov. Phil Murphy said he wasn't aware of the case, but said there are "so few cases" where somebody was infected after getting the vaccine.

"I just would not want anyone out there to assume that's the norm because it isn't," Murphy said.

Health experts have said the vaccine is safe and effective despite the fact that New Jersey has paused the use of Johnson & Johnson immunization. That stoppage happened because of blood clot cases. Read more: More Time Needed On Johnson & Johnson COVID Vaccine: CDC Panel

Officials have also said that there will be some "breakthrough" cases in which people contract COVID-19 despite getting the vaccine.

They've said that all immunized illnesses have breakthrough cases, but people should still trust that the vaccines have prevented millions of people from getting the disease.

Sarah Salvadore contributed to this story.