PIERRE — After a rise in Covid-19 infections state health officials say new infections are trending down. State Epidemiologist Dr. Josh Clayton says mitigation efforts need to continue…
The Johnson and Johnson Covid vaccine is cleared again for use after a pause to look into a serious blood clotting side effect. Clayton says the instances of clotting were very low…
But, Clayton says the benefits outweigh the risk for ending the pandemic…
The Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control added a warning about the rare clotting side effects with low blood platelets to both product information and vaccine information sheets given to those who get the Johnson and Johnson vaccine.
