California Man who Received J & J COVID-19 Vaccine Hospitalized with Blood Clot

(FOX News) – A male patient is under care at the University of California San Francisco medical center for blood clotting after he received the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, a spokeswoman confirmed to Fox News.

“To the best of our knowledge, this is the first male patient with VITT (vaccine-induced thrombotic thrombocytopenia) syndrome in the U.S. following the U.S. emergency authorization of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine on Feb. 27, 2021,” UCSF spokeswoman Suzanne Leigh said in a statement.

The Bay Area patient is in his early 30s, “is making a good recovery and is expected to be discharged within a few days,” Leigh said.

The patient developed a blood clot in his leg, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. He received the vaccine on April 8, and a week later experienced increasing pain in his lower back and leg.

“He was admitted April 21 … and received the recommended therapy for VITT, which includes intravenous immune globulin, the anticoagulant argatroban, and prednisone,” the spokeswoman said, in part.

The news comes after the FDA and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) lifted an 11-day pause on the use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine on Friday following a review and the recommendation of a panel of experts who determined the benefits of vaccination outweigh the risks of side effects, including the rare instances of severe blood clots. Read Full Article >