COVID Vaccine Update# 5

6 cases of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis out of 6.6 million Johnson & Johnson vaccines administered! Don't let fear speak for the numbers here as suffering the aforementioned complication is like getting tickets to a post-Covid Hamilton on Broadway special performance. It's too early to say whether the vaccines caused those blood clots and even if the vaccine is deemed the cause, this would be a very rare complication. Based on the data we have, you would be much more likely to suffer blood clots (deep vein thromboses, pulmonary emboli, strokes) from a symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection (aka COVID-19) than the vaccine. With more than 20% of the United States population vaccinated and the vaccine rollout accelerating across the country, some experts predict the country could reach herd immunity by the Summer. However, despite the fact that vaccine hesitancy has decreased as a whole and more and more people are lining up to get the jab, there are some groups that are particularly challenging to reach. Misinformation and its bigger badder cousin, disinformation (intentionally false and misguided information) is mainly responsible for this and in this episode we discuss that and much more.  Check out the resources below for more information and please be sure to share this information with anyone that will listen! Enjoy and be safe! Food and Drug Administration Statement: Joint CDC and FDA Statement on Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/joint-cdc-and-fda-statement-johnson-johnson-covid-19-vaccine   The New York Times: COVID-19 Live Updates: U.S. Calls for Pause on Johnson & Johnson Vaccine, Complicating Rollout https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/04/13/world/johnson-vaccine-blood-clots   Centers for Disease Control COVID Data Tracker https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#vaccinations   Business Insider: Misinformation vs. disinformation: what to know about each form of false information and how to spot them online https://www.businessinsider.com/misinformation-vs-disinformation