‘Healthy’ dad, 43, paralyzed & unable to speak after getting Johnson & Johnson vaccine as jab pulled due to blood clots
A “HEALTHY” dad was paralyzed and unable to speak after getting the Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine, as the jab is pulled due to the risk of blood clots.
Brad Malagarie, 43, from St Martin, Mississippi, suffered a stroke caused by a blood clot in his left middle cerebral artery in his brain within four hours of being given the one-dose shot, according to his family.
Malagarie received the Covid-19 vaccine at around midday on April 6 and then returned to his office.
His coworkers found him slumped and unresponsive at his desk a few hours later and he was rushed to hospital, according to the report.
Doctors diagnosed he had suffered a stroke caused by a blood clot in his brain.
The Mississippi State Department of Health said in a statement it was “saddened” to learn of Malagarie's condition and is investigating.
“Having said that, you still wanna be alert to some symptoms, such as severe headache, some difficulty in movement, or some chest discomfort and difficulty breathing.”
He also confirmed that analysts are looking into the possibility of an adverse “hormonal” response with the Johnson & Johnson shot tied to taking a regimen of birth control pills.
“There have been similar types of phenomena that have occurred during pregnancy,” he said during the interview.
“Clotting abnormalities are known in women who take birth control pills, so certainly there could be a hormonal aspect to this."
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"It's really younger women that seem to be at highest risk and there are other risks in that age group," Stanford's Dr. Yvonne Maldonado, who is a liaison for the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) told , adding that birth control pills could factor in.
"For example, that's when autoimmune diseases start to appear, that's when birth control pills are being used, so there may be other factors involved."