FDA warns on potential Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine link to rare disorder (healthcare, death)

[TMSRetired]

It's rare but occurring more than rare ?
And now they are worried
But not too worried and it's still rare ?

If it were still "rare" then it wouldn't be headlines, would it ???
They are talking out of both sides of their mouth here....

I say J&J was right to report it and get the FDA involved. It's not as rare as they would have hoped.


Has all common sense and logic gone out the window ?

[TMSRetired]

Originally Posted by ChristineVA

Guillain-Barré? I believe every vaccine you ever could possible get can cause this syndrome? In fact, getting COVID can also cause you to get Guillain-Barré. Whatever, I get this warning from every vaccine I've ever had administered.

But it's less rare now with covid vaccine than your "normal rare".

[Thelinnen]

Originally Posted by StillwaterTownie

Then you'll just have to hope that getting sick with COVID-19 will be no worse than the common cold. I chose to take my chances with the Pfizer vaccine, which has been no worse than the flu vaccine.

Considering both of my coworkers were knocked on their ass for a week by the vaccine I think I’ll take my chances

[TMSRetired]

These are probably the long term possible effects of this vaccine. Remember, it's not approved and the world is the last "trial" here.
I'm not totally surprised seeing we are so used to vaccines that have a 10-20 year testing history.

So..it is what it is and expect to see more oddities as time goes on...called "possible long term effects" and that is because we are the living "long term trial" patients.

[GuyInSD]

Originally Posted by ansible90

So 100 cases reported out of "About 12.8 million doses of J&J's shot have been administered"

Reported does not mean caused by.

So - even if all 100 cases were caused by the vaccine, that'd be (even rounding up) a 0.0008% chance of this happening?

[trobesmom]

Originally Posted by Workin_Hard

I’m unvaccinated. This is why. How many more?



https://www.foxnews.com/health/fda-w...guillain-barre

It's concerning for sure.

[trobesmom]

Originally Posted by Thelinnen

Considering both of my coworkers were knocked on their ass for a week by the vaccine I think I’ll take my chances

A week? I had a severe reaction that only lasted about 24 hours. Haven't heard of anyone having a reaction that lasted a week. I've heard of several who had reactions like mine.

[TMSRetired]

Originally Posted by GuyInSD

So - even if all 100 cases were caused by the vaccine, that'd be (even rounding up) a 0.0008% chance of this happening?

They are looking into it because there are more cases of it than the "normal rare" but they say it's still rare.

[TMSRetired]

Originally Posted by trobesmom

A week? I had a severe reaction that only lasted about 24 hours. Haven't heard of anyone having a reaction that lasted a week. I've heard of several who had reactions like mine.

People have reported that after their second shot...flu like symptoms that put them out for days.
Happened to my neighbor.

That's why so many are hesitant to get the second shot...

But this thread is about the J&J shot which doesn't have that effect at all; just the Pfizer and Moderna shots.

[trobesmom]

Originally Posted by TMSRetired

People have reported that after their second shot...flu like symptoms that put them out for days.
Happened to my neighbor.

That's why so many are hesitant to get the second shot...

But this thread is about the J&J shot which doesn't have that effect at all; just the Pfizer and Moderna shots.

As I said, I had a severe reaction that knocked me on my butt (fever, chills, muscle aches, etc.) for about 24 hours. My SIL, several friends and acquaintances also had similar reactions. I don't know anyone who had them for a week though. But I'm not saying it didn't happen to your neighbor, I'd just not heard of that long a time frame.