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SEATTLE (AP) – Washington state health officials say a woman in her 30s died of rare blood clotting syndrome after receiving the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine.
Seattle and King County Public Health said on Tuesday the woman was the fourth person in the United States to die from blood clotting problems after the J&J vaccine.
Three deaths were reported before federal authorities temporarily halted J&J vaccinations in April. A spokesperson for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the agency is aware of and is investigating other clot deaths reported since then, including one in Washington state.
The King County woman received her bullet on August 26. She died on September 7.
Blood clots are a very rare complication associated with J & J’s vaccine.
King County officials said 12.5 million doses of the J&J vaccine had been administered as of July 8, 2021, with 38 people having confirmed cases of an unusual type of blood clot. The majority of these people have recovered.
U.S. health officials have concluded that the benefits of J & J’s single-dose vaccine outweigh the rare risk of blood clots.
The vaccine was interrupted for 11 days in April on clots. After resuming injections, vaccinees J&J were warned of symptoms to watch out for and health workers were counseled on how to deal with clots.
“We extend our deepest condolences to her family and loved ones,” Washington State Secretary of Health Dr. Umair A. Shah said in a statement regarding the woman’s death. “Losing a loved one at any time is a tragic and difficult pain… which has become all too familiar over the past year and a half of this pandemic.”
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