Hillsdale Woman Still 'Pro-Vaccine' After Blood Clots: Reports

HILLSDALE, NJ — A graphic artist from Hillsdale suffered a few symptoms after receiving the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, but told NJ Spotlight that she didn't feel all that bad. A trip to the emergency room revealed something different.

Ellen Whitney, 62, actually had blood clots in both lungs just days after receiving the shot.

According to NJ.com, the outlet which first reported the story, Whitney's symptoms of "general malaise" and slight pain didn't differ much from what can be expected of the vaccines.

It turns out that Whitney is among at least 28 people who suffered blood clots after receiving the vaccine, according to the latest CDC data.

Those findings, released by the CDC May 12, take into account information that a team of scientists acquired as of May 7. According to the data, the median age of people who experienced clotting after receiving the Johnson & Johnson vaccine was 40, and people began to feel symptoms within three to 15 days of receiving the shot.

Of those 28 people, 22 were women.

But Whitney doesn't believe her experience, though frightening, should dissuade people from getting vaccinated. More than 8.7 million people have received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, meaning just 0.0003 percent of people experience clotting.

"I am totally pro-vaccine," she told NJ Spotlight.

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