A COVID-19 vaccination site in Colorado was closed early Wednesday after patients experienced side effects from Johnson & Johnson’s one-time vaccine.
Centura Health, which helps run the community vaccination center at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, said in a statement on Twitter that 11 patients who received the vaccine experienced side effects.
Only two of the patients were taken to hospitals for further observation “out of an abundance of caution”.
An update on today’s mass vaccination clinic at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park pic.twitter.com/TgwWimfqVj
– Centura Health (@CenturaHealth) April 7, 2021
Centura Health said the number of people experiencing adverse events was equal to 0.62 percent of the more than 1,700 people vaccinated at the site on Wednesday. The 640 patients who could not be vaccinated have been moved to April 11.
In a separate statement, state officials said there is no reason for others vaccinated at the site on Wednesday to be concerned.
“The state has no reason to believe that people vaccinated at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park today should be concerned,” the statement said. “Side effects usually occur immediately. Healthcare providers monitor patients for reactions after vaccine administration for at least 15 minutes after the injection (or for 30 minutes if the patient has a history of anaphylaxis) for this reason. This event does not affect other vaccine suppliers. ”
As of early March, nearly 80,000 doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine have been administered in Colorado, officials said. In total, more than 1.9 million people in the state have had this at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, while 1,145,039 are fully vaccinated.
The United States. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says nausea, fever, chills, and fatigue are some of the possible side effects that can occur after getting the vaccine. They usually start within a day or two after they get the vaccine and should go away in a few days.
Clinical studies have shown that the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is 66 percent effective in preventing COVID-19 in general, and 85 percent effective in preventing severe cases.