ST MARTIN, Mississippi – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is considering a case in Mississippi that may be related to recent uncertainty about the safety of the COVID-19 Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
Initially, federal officials reported investigating the possibility of the J&J vaccine contributing to the formation of unusual blood clots that appeared in six women six to 13 days after they were vaccinated.
But now a man from Mississippi who received the J&J vaccination in the week of April 5 is also being studied.
WWL-TV reports that Brad Malagarie, a 43-year-old father from St. Martin suffered a stroke three hours after being vaccinated.
It is important to note that no link has been made to the vaccine at this time, but the CDC is investigating the case.
Malagarie was working at his D’Iberville office when he decided to get away and get vaccinated with COVID-19.
A few hours later, he returned to work and soon after was discovered not to be answering at his office.
His aunt, who is also his manager at work, Celete Foster O’Keefe, said: “They called me and told me that he had that vaccine and that something was wrong, we think it was a stroke. cerebral”.
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 brings oxygen to the brain.
Although CDC officials have not yet confirmed any link between the vaccine and the stroke, Malagarie’s family believes J&J’s shooting is responsible for the 43-year-old’s condition.
“He is a young, healthy, 43-year-old, and I immediately thought about it and said be sure to tell the doctors that he got that J&J vaccine and that, for me, it caused his stroke. “Foster O ‘said Keefe.
She added that Malagasy has high blood pressure, which is a risk factor for a stroke.
Now, in critical but stable condition, the father of seven children would be paralyzed on one side.
His aunt described his physical and emotional state, saying, “He can’t talk now and he can’t walk. He’s paralyzed on the right side. He knows who we are and will only cry when he sees us. At least we want him to be able to communicate. , to be able to walk again and talk again, even if it’s not perfect. ”
According to WWL-TV, the Mississippi State Department of Health and Tulane vaccinologist Dr. Lisa Morici agree that Malaga’s case appears to be quite different from the six J&J cases the CDC is investigating.
While Malaga’s case involved a stroke that occurred within three hours of receiving the vaccine, all women in the cases the CDC is studying experience a rare brain clotting disorder that occurs one to two weeks after the vaccine.
WWL-TV reports that 32 strokes have been reported to the CDC after one of three COVID vaccines, ie after nearly 200 million doses.