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18. It's not just the J&J vaccine that has affected platelets either

Tue Apr 13, 2021, 08:23 AM

Apr 2021

A doctor in Florida died. This is from January and there have been subsequent articles saying his death cannot be determined to have been connected to the Pfizer vaccine. But really???

The doctor had ITP, an auto immune issue where the spleen mistakenly filters out platelets.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/12/health/covid-vaccine-death.amp.html

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UPDATE: U.S. Calls for Pause on Johnson & Johnson Vaccine After Clotting Cases [View all] BumRushDaShow Apr 2021 OP

K&R! SheltieLover Apr 2021 #1

Sounds similar to AstraZeneca's issues. LisaL Apr 2021 #2

Yes... I just updated with more info from the NYT BumRushDaShow Apr 2021 #5

Yep dalton99a Apr 2021 #12

It's not just the J&J vaccine that has affected platelets either hamsterjill Apr 2021 #18

Bad week for J&J. Buckeye_Democrat Apr 2021 #3

Breakthrough cases happen with all vaccines, though. LisaL Apr 2021 #4

There are people dying from covid after vaccination. It's not 100% : mucifer Apr 2021 #7

Thanks for that link! Buckeye_Democrat Apr 2021 #9

Yep, they were 100 % effective in trials, not real life. LisaL Apr 2021 #11

Yeah and it really bothered me when Rachel Maddow said no one has died from covid after mucifer Apr 2021 #14

Nobody died during the trials. LisaL Apr 2021 #15

It bothered me, too, when Rachel said that. hamsterjill Apr 2021 #25

Very concerning. hamsterjill Apr 2021 #6

I think the benefit of J&J's was that it was a 1-shot deal BumRushDaShow Apr 2021 #8

Yes. hamsterjill Apr 2021 #10

Full authorization process takes 2 years. LisaL Apr 2021 #13

Oh good grief. hamsterjill Apr 2021 #16

No one is saying that? LisaL Apr 2021 #17

Do you own stock in the vaccines or what? hamsterjill Apr 2021 #20

I am guessing you are still not vaccinated? LisaL Apr 2021 #21

Wrong guess. hamsterjill Apr 2021 #23

The problem is reinforcing doubts. Drunken Irishman Apr 2021 #45

While I understand what you are saying, the wording implies a suggestion of perhaps "not getting JohnSJ Apr 2021 #46

I don't think so. I do think it may adversely affect Janssen's production division's littlemissmartypants Apr 2021 #19

Absolutely. hamsterjill Apr 2021 #22

AZ hasn't been approved for an EUA here yet BumRushDaShow Apr 2021 #24

Opinion noted. hamsterjill Apr 2021 #27

"I live in Texas and I hear it all the time." BumRushDaShow Apr 2021 #30

Much more than just that it's a single shot FBaggins Apr 2021 #31

Yes, it can be distributed much more easily to the rest of the world. LisaL Apr 2021 #32

Well I think the fiasco that recently happened at Emergent indicates BumRushDaShow Apr 2021 #34

But whom is it going to be administered to? LisaL Apr 2021 #35

Oddly enough, despite my thankfully being able to independently get an appointment for a shot BumRushDaShow Apr 2021 #40

I don't think it was actually that much of a benefit, if at all Major Nikon Apr 2021 #56

The "benefit", as I listen to my city's (Philly) weekly COVID-19 presser BumRushDaShow Apr 2021 #58

Anti-vaxxers are having a field day with this on twitter inwiththenew Apr 2021 #26

Somebody should tell them they could be developing covid caused adverse effects a lot sooner than a LisaL Apr 2021 #28

I'm sure they are. BumRushDaShow Apr 2021 #29

COVID causes blood clots and worse in much higher percentages. IronLionZion Apr 2021 #39

This 👆 flibbitygiblets Apr 2021 #49

My biggest pet peave is that it appears we totally missed the boat on littlemissmartypants Apr 2021 #33

I think at this point, based on actual "experience data" BumRushDaShow Apr 2021 #37

Next time and there will be a next time, sooner than we believe, littlemissmartypants Apr 2021 #42

From what had been reported BumRushDaShow Apr 2021 #43

The FDA and the CDC will be looking for underlying disorders that would predispose mnhtnbb Apr 2021 #36

Yup, but maybe the gals were still using their old plastic container of aesbestosied "baby powder." Backseat Driver Apr 2021 #55

I was given this vaccine about four to five weeks ago, and I had no issues except turbinetree Apr 2021 #38

Received J & J yesterday...... Marigold Apr 2021 #41

I am no doctor and I have a heart serious heart issues and my blood type is AB positive turbinetree Apr 2021 #48

AB Positive too Marigold Apr 2021 #53

Everything will be fine and your welcome turbinetree Apr 2021 #59

Six cases out of 7 MILLION? It bears watching, but to STOP? Seems overblown. oldsoftie Apr 2021 #44

The request was to "pause", not "stop". From what I understand from the OP article, there is this-- BumRushDaShow Apr 2021 #50

That's what stood out to me csziggy Apr 2021 #57

Six cases out of 6 million vaccinations... Miguelito Loveless Apr 2021 #47

Corporate sabatouge . The big two have killed more people Cetacea Apr 2021 #51

Always a possibility. hamsterjill Apr 2021 #52

+1000 Cetacea Apr 2021 #54