ST MARTIN, Mississippi – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are analyzing a case in Mississippi that may be related to recent uncertainty about the safety of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine.
Initially, federal officials reported it was investigating the possibility that J & J’s vaccine contributed to unusual blood clots that occurred in six women six to 13 days after they were vaccinated.
But now, an investigation is also underway on a Mississippi man who received the J&J vaccination the week of April 5.
WWL-TV reports that Brad Malagarie, a 43-year-old father of seven from St. Martin, suffered a stroke three hours after being vaccinated.
It’s important to note that there is no connection to the vaccine at this time, but the CDC is investigating the matter.
Malagarie was working in his D’Iberville office when he decided to leave and get a COVID-19 vaccination.
Hours later, he returned to work and was discovered shortly afterward that he was unresponsive at his desk.
His aunt, who is also his manager at work, Celete Foster O’Keefe, said, “They called me and said he had that vaccine and something is wrong, we think it’s a stroke.”
WWL-TV reports that Brad is still recovering at Ochsner Hospital, and doctors say the stroke was caused by a blood clot in the main artery that carries oxygen to the brain.
While CDC officials have yet to confirm any link between the vaccine and the stroke, Malagarie’s family believes the J&J shot is responsible for the 43-year-old’s condition.
“He’s a young, healthy 43-year-old, and I thought so right away, and I said, make sure to tell the doctors he was taking that J&J vaccine and that, for me, is what caused his stroke,” Foster O Keefe said.
She added that Malagarie has high blood pressure, which is a risk factor for stroke.
Now in critical condition, but stable, the father of seven is said to be paralyzed on one side.
His aunt described his physical and emotional state and said, “He can’t talk now and he can’t walk. He’s paralyzed on the right side. He knows who we are and he’ll just cry when he sees us. Want him to communicate. , can walk and talk again, even if it is not perfect. ”
According to WWL-TV, the Mississippi State Health Department and Tulane vaccineologist Dr. Lisa Morici, agree that Malagarie’s case is quite different from the six J&J cases the CDC is investigating.
While Malagarie’s case involved a stroke that occurred within three hours of vaccine administration, in the cases the CDC is studying, all women have experienced a rare bleeding disorder in the brain that occurred a week or two after the vaccine.
WWL-TV reports that 32 strokes have been reported to the CDC following one of three COVID vaccines, that is, after nearly 200 million doses were given.