Johnson & Johnson Vaccine - How to Think Through the News

I could write a huge post on this, but it's honestly better if you just watch this video.

TOPICS IN THIS VIDEO INCLUDE:

00:00​ Overview of FDA & CDC decision to pause Johnson & Johnson vaccine in the U.S. amid rare blood clot cases

01:54​ What is Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis (CVST)?

03:41​ What are the symptoms of CVST, or Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis?

04:17​ Other risk factors for CVST

04:45​ Best tools for medical professionals to make CVST diagnosis

05:01​ Is CVST what we’re seeing with the J&J vaccine, and what’s the actual likelihood of it happening?

07:05​ Why it’s contraindicated for medical professionals to treat these blood clots with heparin products

07:33​ How is this similar and/or different from what’s been reported about the AstraZeneca vaccine and blood clots?

09:18​ Relative risk of CVST from (potentially) J&J vaccine versus other factors

(THIS IS THE MOST IMPACTFUL PART OF THE ENTIRE VIDEO)

11:37​ What is VAERS? Clearing up some common misunderstandings

13:25​ What to do if you were scheduled to get the Johnson & Johnson vaccine

14:12​ What symptoms to look for if you’ve received the J&J vaccine within the past 2-3 weeks

15:14​ Can clotting from this condition happen in other places in the body besides the brain? 15:42​ Different symptoms of blood clots in the lungs and legs

15:25​ Possible explanation for disproportionate cases of post-J&J vaccine thrombosis in young women

18:03​ Should people proceed as normal with receiving mRNA COVID-19 vaccines (such as Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna)?

19:36​ Different perspectives on decision to pause J&J vaccination amid vaccine hesitancy 23:11​ Advice for people still on the fence about receiving a COVID-19 vaccine

24:43​ How to care for yourself and others to prevent further lockdown and COVID-19 transmission

WHAT I WOULD ADD

If you have risk factors that make you more likely to have a stroke, take care of them now. I can help.

• Stop chemical birth control and switch to a non-chemical form of contraception.

• Stop smoking.

• Get to a healthy weight.