COMMERCE CITY, Columbia (CBS4) – The COVID-19 vaccination clinic at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park was put on hold on Wednesday afternoon after 11 patients experienced side effects after receiving the shot. The Health Belt initially said that 18 people were affected, but later corrected this number to 11 people.
The site used the Johnson & Johnson / Janssen coronavirus vaccine.
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The Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment says patients have experienced symptoms such as nausea and dizziness. They add that there is no reason to believe that other people who have been vaccinated at this site should be concerned.
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“We are committed to providing safe community clinics and are so grateful that today’s clinic has properly observed and helped patients with immediate side effects. We know it can be alarming to hear about people being transported to the hospital, and we want to assure Coloradans that the CDC and public health are closely monitoring all authorized vaccines on an ongoing basis. As far as we know, today’s side effects were in line with what we can expect, “said Scott Bookman, commander of the COVID-19 incident. Getting a vaccine is much safer than getting COVID-19. That’s why I got the vaccine and why I wanted my family to get it. Based on everything we know, it remains true that the best vaccine you can get is the one you can get the fastest. Thanks to everyone who had to reschedule their appointments for patience today. ”
The site is operated by Centura Health. A spokesman said 1,777 people had been shot, 11 of whom had side effects. The belt did not say what the symptoms were, but only that they are “in line with typical reactions”, according to medical experts.
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“We have seen a limited number of side effects from the vaccine,” said Centura spokeswoman Lindsay Radford. “We followed our protocols and, with great caution, we made the decision – in partnership with the state – to suspend operations for the rest of the day.”
The belt says 9 people who experienced a reaction were monitored on the spot and sent home, while another two were taken to hospital for further observations.
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A total of 640 patients were unable to receive the vaccine on Wednesday. The Health Belt plans to reschedule these appointments for April 11 at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Janssen is a single-dose COVID vaccine that has been 63% effective in clinical trials. Possible side effects of the blow to the arm include pain, redness and swelling. Other side effects in the body may include fatigue, headache, muscle aches, chills, fever and nausea. The CDC said the side effects usually start within a day or two of the vaccine and should go away in a few days.
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CDPHE says there were 10 previous reactions to community vaccination sites prior to the incident, according to the vaccine adverse event reporting system. The CDC and the FDA manage the system.