From what I read they pulled it in the US in 4/21? After multiple serious clotting issues seen almost immediately in most recipients. My sister took it. Bypass and carotid surgery (which she’d already had once- nearly 99% occluded) within a month. She still has clots- legs, a renal artery, “I’m full of clots”. Won’t blame the shot though, they’re from when she had a (quite mild) case of Covid 🙄.
From what I read they pulled it in the US in 4/21? After multiple serious clotting issues seen almost immediately in most recipients. My sister took it. Bypass and carotid surgery (which she’d already had once- nearly 99% occluded) within a month. She still has clots- legs, a renal artery, “I’m full of clots”. Won’t blame the shot though, they’re from when she had a (quite mild) case of Covid 🙄.
They didn't pull it, though, until last year, I think. They just incrementally kept adding warnings, then preferentially recommending the other shots, then recommending against it, but always with the caveat of "if the person would otherwise remain unvaccinated, it's okay to use the J&J since the risks of covid still outweigh the risks of harm from the shots." That was not true, of course, and it conferred no benefits, either. But guess what populations they were targeting? People who might not return for a second shot - like people in homeless shelters, drug rehab, jail, foster care, etc. They pretended it was about the person's lack of access to medical care, but really it was about the public health establishment's lack of access to the people to make sure they got a second mRNA shot.
From what I read they pulled it in the US in 4/21? After multiple serious clotting issues seen almost immediately in most recipients. My sister took it. Bypass and carotid surgery (which she’d already had once- nearly 99% occluded) within a month. She still has clots- legs, a renal artery, “I’m full of clots”. Won’t blame the shot though, they’re from when she had a (quite mild) case of Covid 🙄.
J&J’s manufacturer benevolently gave all leftover inventory to Africa, as it was cheaper at just one dose than either Pfizer and Moderna.
They didn't pull it, though, until last year, I think. They just incrementally kept adding warnings, then preferentially recommending the other shots, then recommending against it, but always with the caveat of "if the person would otherwise remain unvaccinated, it's okay to use the J&J since the risks of covid still outweigh the risks of harm from the shots." That was not true, of course, and it conferred no benefits, either. But guess what populations they were targeting? People who might not return for a second shot - like people in homeless shelters, drug rehab, jail, foster care, etc. They pretended it was about the person's lack of access to medical care, but really it was about the public health establishment's lack of access to the people to make sure they got a second mRNA shot.
@Janet - Your comment makes me wish substack had a sad emoji rather than just the "like" button. 😢