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This week, the Food &amp; Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) <a href="https://www.docwirenews.com/docwire-pick/rheumatology-picks/fda-cdc-pause-johnson-johnson-vax-what-this-means-for-immunocompromised-patients/">recommended a pause in administration of the Johnson &amp; Johnson</a> COVID-19 vaccine following a few instances of blood clots within weeks of vaccination, according to a joint statement.<a href="https://www.docwirenews.com/docwire-pick/rheumatology-picks/heres-what-rheumatologists-have-to-say-about-the-johnson-johnson-vaccine/">The news is of significance for immunocompromised patients</a>, who are at a greater risk of COVID-19.Michael C. Schweitz, MD, a rheumatologist with Arthritis and Rheumatology Associates of Palm Beach and a medical advisor to CreakyJoints, told me in an interview that he believes it&rsquo;s important for patients with rheumatic disease to be vaccinated due to the significant risk that COVID-19 poses.&ldquo;I&rsquo;m still recommending that patients get either Moderna or the Pfizer vaccine. As far as the J&amp;J vaccine goes, I think the pause is a good idea to really get into the details of the significant problem, although we&rsquo;re talking about 1 in a million. So these thrombotic events are so far are very limited, very rare, but serious,&rdquo; he said.Vinicius Domingues, MD, a rheumatologist in Daytona Beach, Fla., and medical advisor to CreakyJoints, told me that he does not believe the latest news means immunocompromised patients shouldn&rsquo;t get the Johnson &amp; Johnson vaccine, and noted that more information will soon be available.He recommends that doctors treating patients with rheumatic disease &ldquo;inform their patients with more recent available data. I do believe the CDC and FDA will issue guidance very soon. This is a developing story still,&rdquo; he noted. <a href="https://www.docwirenews.com/docwire-pick/rheumatology-picks/heres-what-rheumatologists-have-to-say-about-the-johnson-johnson-vaccine/">Read more of what Dr. Schweitz and Dr. Domingues had to say</a>.&nbsp;In Case You Missed It:<a href="https://www.docwirenews.com/docwire-pick/rheumatology-picks/fda-cdc-pause-johnson-johnson-vax-what-this-means-for-immunocompromised-patients/">FDA, CDC: Pause Johnson &amp; Johnson Vax&mdash;What This Means for Immunocompromised Patients</a><a href="https://www.docwirenews.com/docwire-pick/rheumatology-picks/heres-what-rheumatologists-have-to-say-about-the-johnson-johnson-vaccine/">Here&rsquo;s What Rheumatologists Have to Say About the Johnson &amp; Johnson Vaccine</a><a href="https://www.docwirenews.com/docwire-pick/rheumatology-picks/hydroxychloroquine-improves-vascular-outcomes-in-patients-with-systemic-lupus-erythematosus/">Hydroxychloroquine Improves Vascular Outcomes in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus</a>

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