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Department of Medicine Covid-19 Grand Rounds - The J&J Vaccine and Blood Clots: What Do We Know & What Should We Do?
The J&J Vaccine and Blood Clots: What Do We Know & What Should We Do?
Session moderated by Bob Wachter
In this UCSF Department of Medicine Covid-19 Grand Rounds, we will discuss the pause in the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine after reports of rare and dangerous blood clots. Dr. John Moore, an international expert on virology and immunology, will review what we currently know about this side effect. He’ll also discuss the mechanisms of the various vaccines, as well as their efficacy and side effects. UCSF hematology expert Dr. Andrew Leavitt will discuss what is known about the syndrome of vaccine-induced thrombotic thrombocytopenia, including how to recognize and treat the disorder.
Speakers:
John Moore, PhD, Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, Weill Cornell Medicine, Cornell University
Andrew Leavitt, MD, UCSF Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Medicine; Director of UCSF's Program for Noncancerous Blood Disorders; and Co-Director of the UCSF Hemophilia Treatment Center
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The session will be recorded for later play :
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