Medically reviewed by Alana Biggers, M.D., MPH — Written by Jill Seladi-Schulman, Ph.D. on June 3, 2021
Posted on 06/08/2021 8:20:32 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine is the third COVID-19 vaccine that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized for emergency use. That means it’s been found to be both safe and effective.
It’s normal to have questions about any new vaccine, medication, or procedure. Below, we’ll address questions or concerns that you may have about the Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine.
Before we dig deeper into the Johnson and Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine, let’s review some key points:
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the FDA recommended a pause of the J&J COVID-19 vaccine on April 13, 2021. At the time of the pause, about 6.8 million doses of the vaccine had been given.
The purpose of this pause was to further investigate rare blood clots that had been reported after vaccination. It also served to inform healthcare professionals on how to identify and treat these clots, should they occur.
The reported blood clots occurred in the large blood vessels of the brain or abdomen and were associated with low platelet counts. The medical term for this condition is thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome (TTS).
Six instances of TTS, including one death, had been reported at the time of the pause. All of these cases involved women between ages 18 and 48 years old. Symptoms of TTS began 1 to 2 weeks after receiving the J&J COVID-19 vaccine.
At the time of writing, nine further instances of TTS have been reported, according to the FDA. Two of these additional cases were associated with deaths.
Yes. On April 23, 2021, the pause on the J&J COVID-19 vaccine was lifted. After thoroughly reviewing the data on the reported cases of clots developing, the CDC and the FDA concluded that the known benefits of the J&J COVID-19 vaccine outweighed its potential risks.
TTS is a very rare side effect of the J&J COVID-19 vaccine. According to the CDC, it occurs at a rate of 7 per 1 million female individuals between the ages of 18 and 49 years. Female individuals over age 50 years and male individuals are at an even lower risk.
If you’re a person assigned female at birth and you’re under 50 years old, it’s important to be aware of the risk of these blood clots as well as their potential symptoms.
If you have reservations about receiving the J&J COVID-19 vaccine, there are other COVID-19 vaccines available that aren’t associated with this side effect. These include the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines.
To authorize a vaccine for emergency use, the FDA must find that the vaccine is both safe and effective. The agency reviewed clinical trial data from over 40,000 participants as well as manufacturing information that Johnson and Johnson provided.
The FDA granted the J&J COVID-19 vaccine emergency use authorization (EUA) on February 27, 2021. It became the third COVID-19 vaccine in the United States to receive an EUA.
Additionally, both the World Health Organization (WHO) and European Medical Association (EMA) have found the J&J COVID-19 vaccine to be both safe and effective.
The phase 3 clinical trial of the J&J COVID-19 vaccine found that the most commonly reported side effects were similar to those of the other authorized COVID-19 vaccines. These side effects were more common in people under 60 years old and included:
These side effects typically happen within a day or two of getting the vaccine and will go away in a few days. They’re completely normal and a sign that your body is building an immune response.
Some much rarer side effects were also observed during the phase 3 clinical trial. These occurred in very few people.
Out of the 21,895 individuals who received the vaccine, only 7 people had a severe adverse effect that was considered to be related to vaccination. This is about 0.03 percent of trial participants in the vaccine group. These effects included:
The investigators did note some blood clot events. For example, 11 blood clotting events were observed in the vaccine group compared with 3 in the placebo group. Most of these participants had underlying conditions that increase the risk of blood clots.
The J&J COVID-19 vaccine is a viral vector vaccine. This means that it uses a virus to deliver the vaccine components. Let’s examine this in more detail.
An adenovirus vector is used for the J&J COVID-19 vaccine. Normally, adenoviruses cause respiratory infections in humans.
However, this adenovirus has been modified so that it cannot replicate within cells. This means that it cannot cause illness. It simply helps to deliver the vaccine components into your cells before being broken down.
To create the vaccine, the gene for the novel coronavirus spike protein was inserted into the adenovirus’ genetic material. The spike protein is normally found on the outside of the novel coronavirus and is used to bind to host cells.
It’s important to note that the genetic material supplied by the adenovirus vector cannot change your DNA in any way. Unlike some other types of viruses, such as HIV, adenoviruses don’t have the capability of integrating into DNA.
After the J&J COVID-19 vaccine is given, the modified adenovirus enters host cells in your body and releases its genetic material.
Your cells use the instructions in the genetic material the viral vector provides to produce spike protein, which is then transported to the cell surface.
Your immune system can see the spike protein on the cell surface and identify it as foreign. It produces an immune response, during which antibodies and immune cells that specifically recognize spike protein are made.
Should you come into contact with the novel coronavirus, your immune system will have been primed to recognize and defend against it. This can help to prevent you from developing COVID-19.
One of the main things that you may have heard about the J&J COVID-19 vaccine is that it requires just one dose instead of two. Why is this?
Early clinical trials tested both a one- and two-dose vaccine regimen. It was found that 90 percent of participants made robust levels of neutralizing antibodies 29 days after the first dose. Researchers found that levels of these antibodies remained stable 71 days after the first dose.
The extent and stability of this response prompted researchers to continue with the one-dose regimen in further trials. Trials to investigate a two-dose J&J COVID-19 vaccine regimen are also ongoing.
You may be wondering how exactly is the J&J COVID-19 vaccine different from the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines. Generally speaking, there are three major differences:
You may be wondering why we didn’t list differences in effectiveness. This is because the clinical trials for the three COVID-19 vaccines were:
According to the FDA, it’s only possible to directly compare the effectiveness of the three COVID-19 vaccines with a head-to head clinical trial. Overall, all three authorized COVID-19 vaccines are effective at preventing COVID-19.
The phase 3 clinical trial of the J&J COVID-19 vaccine included people from several locations across the globe. It measured the ability of the vaccine to prevent both mild to moderate COVID-19 and severe COVID-19.
The J&J COVID-19 vaccine’s effectiveness at preventing mild to moderate COVID-19 14 days or more after vaccination was:
The J&J COVID-19 vaccine was also effective at preventing severe COVID-19 14 days or more after vaccination. In this case, its effectiveness was:
These findings are also notable because they provide information about the vaccine’s effectiveness for viral variants. These include the B.1351 variant first seen in South Africa and the P.2 variant discovered in Brazil.
The researchers note that most viruses discovered in both Brazil and South Africa at the time of the trial were variants. As such, the trial results indicate that the J&J COVID-19 vaccine is effective for these variants.
Now let’s examine the various pros and cons of the J&J COVID-19 vaccine.
The J&J COVID-19 vaccine is the third vaccine that has been authorized for emergency use in the United States. Unlike the other authorized COVID-19 vaccines, it only requires one dose.
Clinical trial data has shown that the J&J COVID-19 vaccine is both safe and effective for preventing both mild to moderate and serious COVID-19. It’s also been found to be effective against viral variants.
Common side effects of the vaccine are injection site reactions, fatigue, and headache. Severe side effects are very rare.
If you have questions or concerns about receiving the J&J COVID-19 vaccine, be sure to discuss them with your doctor.
Last medically reviewed on June 3, 2021
Also need to factor in the scenario where you get Covid and survive but don’t fully recover — the so-called “long Covid” or “long haul Covid.” Apparently some people are left with permanent problems. The raw fatality rate, which is extremely low especially for younger people, doesn’t reflect this possibility. Would be nice to have better stats on this.
And of course while many here are focused on the possible long-term health risk speculation, it seems no one is concerned about the long-term risk of infection with a Chicom bioweapon. And, I wonder how many know that for those hospitalized, the average stay is three weeks?
The proof is in the pudding. Or should I say the proof is in the vax.
Funny, the vaxtards call us anti-covid vaxxers 'cult' members.
But one of the requirements of being is a cult, is to do what you're told. To DO something.
Vaxxers are doing what they're told and 'doing something' (taking the vax Jim Jones style).
We are doing exactly nothing except running our mouths.
And we're the cult?
Time to re-examine our rhetoric, don't you think?
Oh, are we back to 'correlation is not causation' again?
I got your correlation is not caustation.
Take vax, die.
Make that a coincidence EVERY SINGLE TIME.
You people's tired ass arguments are tired ass.
#PeopleAreNotStatistics
Oh. For a minute there, I thought you were talking about vaxed people.
Cause they too, can (and do) 'get the COVID and infect others'.
Amirite?
#SaveAndEffectiveMyAss
What else will you do for the right to travel freely about the earth, if the masters demand it. Will you do anything for master's treat? How low will you grovel.
How wide will your jaw gape? How low will you bend over the table with your pants down? The justifications of the sheep are embarrassing to a free American.
You people are worthless and weak.
I suppose there were Jews in Germany who made these same arguments to their fellow Jews. Right before they boarded the trains.
Wake up, People!
DugwayDuke wrote: "Because you can still get the COVID and infect others. These vaccines have been proven (read the article) to be safe and effective in preventing infections, illnesses, hospitalizations, and deaths."
ransomnote: Actually the 'vaccines' don't prevent infection and spread. When Pfizer and Moderna filed with the FDA, they stated they didn't have data on infection and spread:
-i.e. there is no data to suggest safety or efficacy regarding:
Anyone younger than age 18 or older than age 55
Pregnant or lactating mothers
Auto-immune conditions
Immunocompromised individuals
No data on transmission of covid
No data on preventing mortality from covid
No data on duration of protection from covid
If you want to see the actual documents sent to the FDA by Pfizer and Moderna for their Emergency Use Authorization, you can check out this, or this respectively. The data gaps can be found starting with page 46 and 48 respectively.
Here's a study which seems to indicate adverse reactions to the Covid 'vaccines' result in the 'vaccine taking more lives than it saves.
Calculating Vaccine Effectiveness in Ontario From December 14, 2020 - April 17, 2021
docs.google.com ^ | June 4, 2021 | Koen Swinkels
Posted on 6/8/2021, 9:40:48 AM by ransomnote
Something IS wrong with the Covid 'vaccines'.
Pretty soon, you will have no choice but to take the vaccine otherwise, you’ll have to charter your own private plane.
And even if you are that rich to charter your own plane, if you plan to travel overseas, some countries will require a vaccine passport to let you in.
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Or, we could tell our representatives in government to give us back our Constitutional Rights and stop playing doctor.
China bought the NIH, FAUCI, FDA and CDC long before they threw Biden into office head first through a window they broke open with a brick.
That doesn't justify dictatorial restrictions, requirements the public have toxic vaccinations etc. They didn't overthrow the presidency 'fair and square' so that we have to show ourselves 'faithful' to the rule of law by having 'vaccine' induced blood clots, strokes, heart attacks, paralysis etc.
Probably so in many cases.
We are doing exactly nothing except running our mouths.
So you're "tolding" something different.
Is there a big difference?
And we're the cult?
Man, I just can't tell for sure.
You WERE a cult, now you're more like Zealots or something.
Time to re-examine our rhetoric, don't you think?
Yes, perhaps you should.
Then, only about 1% of adverse events are ever reported to the CDC in the first place.
So it's hard to state the order of magnitude by which the statistics below understate the adverse events experienced following J&J 'vaccinations, but it is likely in the hundred.
Funny, the actual quote is "The proof of the pudding is in the eating," meaning that you know it's good because people are eating it.
In your terms, "The proof of the vax is in the taking." This, however, is along the lines of "you have to pass the bill to find out what's in it," meaning that you have to take the vaccine to prove it's good.
-PJ
Both sides are 'tolding' something different, yes.
But the difference that I pointed out that your hiilbilly brain either can't pick up on or is intentionally pretending not to notice is....
The vax cult is not just tolding. They are DOING SOMETHING. They are taking the vax, in compliance with the cult leaders.
You can, deep down in your bumpkin brain, understand that, yes?
Man, I just can't tell for sure. You WERE a cult, now you're more like Zealots or something.
What's that saying about extremism?
You are extreme in your moderation. You passed moderation a long time ago enroute to complacence and downright antagonism.
Yes, perhaps you should.
My rhetoric is top notch and a cut above all others'.
And you know this.
You misunderstand me.
'Compliant sheep' is a provable state of being. The proof is in the pudding. Or should I say the proof is in the vax.
The 'proof of the pudding' is proof that people are compliant sheep. Taking the vax proves that.
I maybe was not clear enough.
Apologies.
Well then they should all be dead here shortly.
Wouldn't that make you both right and victorious?
Why y'all crying about it so much?
So... your enemy is killing himself and you're bitching about it.
Sun Tzu would treat you just like Miyagi did, Bagster-san.
No, I don't think every single vaxxer will die of the vax. They will, and are already, genetically altered mutant freaks and no longer a part of the human race.
They are other.
And they will continue to line up for their medicine like the Borg that they are, while we humans go about our business in the sun.
Eventually, the mutant freaks (who will learn to fear the sun) will abide underground, in caves and tunnels under the earth.
They will only come out at night, and prove a pestilence to the remaining human population, who will come to be called 'Eloi'.
While the monsters will be known as 'Morlock'.
It has been foretold.
By Q, I think.
I was using your quote to show the cause and effect fallacy of saying that the vaccine works because millions of people took it (ate the pudding and didn't get sick), instead of proving it works in a lab for 10 years and then administering it to the people.
"You have to take it to prove it" is not how it's supposed to work.
-PJ
Not just my enemy.
Many good people are being chumped as well.
Hell, look around here on FR. There's plenty of vax fools running around all happy and vaxxed.
They are not my enemy. They are my people. And I love them.
Its too late for them, but many of my people still wonder the desert, confused.
So I have come to lead them.
Well at least we have that going for us.
: )
Just my point was different is all.
You are blessed.
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