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

EDISON, NJ – An Edison man has been hospitalized with COVID-19 several weeks after receiving the one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine, according to news reports.

Francisco Cosme, 52, received the vaccine on March 6, at the Javits Center in New York, reported the New York Post.

On April 1, Cosme started showing symptoms and tested positive for COVID-19, said the report.

According to ABC7, last week, Cosme’s condition took a turn for the worse and he is now hospitalized in critical condition.

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

During Monday's 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.

State officials have repeatedly said that the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is safe and effective, and they reiterated that during a news conference on Monday.

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.

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