PA Pharmacies To Stop Using Johnson & Johnson Vaccine

PENNSYLVANIA — Several Pennsylvania pharmacies are pausing the usage of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine after blood-clot concerns.

The Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended a pause in the use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday.

At least three pharmacies announced that they will pause the distribution of the vaccine.

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Wegmans issued a statement saying: "Following the recommendations of the CDC & FDA, Wegmans has canceled all Johnson & Johnson vaccine appointments. We will pause use of the J&J vaccine while the CDC & FDA further investigate the issue."

CVS said it is "immediately implementing a pause in the use of the Johnson and Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine per the recommendation from federal health agencies."

Walgreens said, "we're pausing J&J vaccines immediately and we'll have more details soon."

The FDA reported that, as of Monday, more than 6.8 million doses of the company's vaccine have been administered in the U.S. The CDC and FDA are reviewing data involving six reported U.S. cases of a rare and severe type of blood clot in individuals after receiving the vaccine.