The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci warned women to pay attention and seek medical advice if any “alert” symptoms showed up after the Johnson & Johnson jab.
Fauci specified that the women who developed severe symptoms started feeling ill “between six and 13 days” after getting the controversial shot.
“So if you’ve had it a month or two ago, I think you really don’t need to worry about anything. It is a very rare event,” the expert said.
Fauci added that before being halted, the J&J jab was administered 6.85 million times in the US.
“Having said that, you still want to be alert to some symptoms, such as severe headache, some difficulty in movement, or some chest discomfort and difficulty breathing.”
About a potential relationship between the vaccine and hormonal response, Fauci insisted that it is likely the case.
“That’s one of the things that we want to investigate. There have been similar types of phenomena that have occurred during pregnancy,” Fauci said.
“Clotting abnormalities are known in women who take birth control pills, so certainly there could be a hormonal aspect to this.”
