Posted on Mar 31, 2021
Shipments of Johnson & Johnson vaccine halted
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Future shipments of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine have been halted while the Food and Drug Administration investigates, after human error at a manufacturing plant ruined 15 million doses, The New York Times reported Wednesday.
The plant in Baltimore is run by Emergent Biosolutions, and workers mixed up the ingredients in the vaccine, the Times reported.
The error does not affect doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine that have already been distributed, since those were made in the Netherlands, but it impacts future shipments of the vaccine, according to the Times.
The Johnson & Johnson vaccine is one of three being used in the United States.
The Pfizer and Moderna vaccines were already the bulk of the U.S. supply, and those are proceeding as planned. But the error could limit the ability of Johnson & Johnson to add considerably to the U.S. supply in the coming weeks.
The Johnson & Johnson vaccine is the only one of the three that only requires one shot to be effective. The other two require two shots spaced apart.
The plant in Baltimore is run by Emergent Biosolutions, and workers mixed up the ingredients in the vaccine, the Times reported.
The error does not affect doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine that have already been distributed, since those were made in the Netherlands, but it impacts future shipments of the vaccine, according to the Times.
The Johnson & Johnson vaccine is one of three being used in the United States.
The Pfizer and Moderna vaccines were already the bulk of the U.S. supply, and those are proceeding as planned. But the error could limit the ability of Johnson & Johnson to add considerably to the U.S. supply in the coming weeks.
The Johnson & Johnson vaccine is the only one of the three that only requires one shot to be effective. The other two require two shots spaced apart.
Shipments of Johnson & Johnson vaccine halted
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Well ok, I'm sitting here right now listening to a news report that a local county is expecting a shipment of 30,000 doses of J&J next week.
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
SGT Charlie L. I've already had both Pfizer, so I'm done. Also ABC just reported that the error was at a subcontractor plant that hasn't been certified by FDA to produce yet, so there is no danger or delay in the J&J supply. Lt Col Charlie Brown
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Maj Robert Thornton
SGT Charlie L. I have had the Moderna but have inoculated with both Moderna and Pfizer. I have not seen any major issues with either.
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Maj Robert Thornton
SGT Charlie L. 2 Moderna, you are supposed to stay with the first brand. The other thing, when I received mine, they were saying if you already had Covid, take the Moderna.
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Lt Col Charlie Brown I am not going to say population control accident or conspiracy theory. I will say 15 million doses equals a lot of people.
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CSM Charles Hayden
PO3 Phyllis Maynard Mary Ann is adamant, she will only accept a one injection vaccine! I have my vaccine record in my wallet!
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Cpl (Join to see)
When people who aren't doctors who are on record advocating eugenic beliefs, like population control and you see them salivating about a new vaccine, one has to wonder.
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