{UAH} VACCINATION SITE CLOSES EARLY AFTER ADVERSE REACTION TO J&J SHOT

COVID vaccination site closes early after adverse reactions to Johnson & Johnson shot

By Kenneth Garger

April 7, 2021 | 11:33pm | Updated

Thirteen people at a COVID-19 vaccination site in Colorado had adverse reactions to the Johnson & Johnson vaccine on Wednesday — shutting down operations for the day, a report said.

People with appointments who were turned away will be rescheduled to receive their shots at a different site on Sunday.9NEWS

Officials did not disclose the types of reactions suffered by less than 1 percent of the more than 1,700 people given shots at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, The Denver Gazette reported.

Thirteen people at a COVID-19 vaccination site in Colorado had adverse reactions to the Johnson & Johnson vaccine on Wednesday — shutting down operations for the day. 9NEWS

The vaccination effort was being sponsored by the state and Centura Health. More than 600 people with appointments Wednesday were unable to receive their vaccinations after the early closure.

More than 600 people with appointments for April 7, 2021, were unable to receive their vaccinations.AP

“We followed our protocols and in an abundance of caution, made the decision — in partnership with the state — to pause operations for the remainder of the day,” Centura Health officials said in the statement obtained by the newspaper.

The vaccination effort was being sponsored by the state and Centura Health9NEWS

People with appointments who were turned away will be rescheduled to receive their shots at a different site on Sunday.

Officials did not disclose the types of reactions suffered by less than 1 percent of the more than 1,700 people given shots.AFP via Getty Images

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