Janssen - Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine
Generic name: COVID-19 (coronavirus 2019) vaccine, Janssen - Johnson & Johnson (KOE vid (koe ROE na vye rus) VAX een)
Brand name: Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine PF
Drug class:Viral vaccines
What is Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine?
The Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine may help your body develop immunity to SARS-CoV-2. However, this vaccine has not been approved to prevent or treat coronavirus or COVID-19.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized emergency use of Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine to help prevent infection with SARS-CoV-2. The Janssen vaccine is for use only in adults.
COVID-19 is a serious disease caused by a coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2 (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2). COVID-19 is spread from person to person through the air.
COVID-19 can affect your lungs or other organs. Symptoms may be mild or serious and include fever, chills, cough, sore throat, shortness of breath, tiredness, body aches, headache, loss of taste or smell, runny or stuffy nose, nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea.
The COVID-19 vaccine is used to help prevent severe disease and death from COVID-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized emergency use of the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine in people 18 years and older:
who would otherwise not receive a COVID-19 vaccine if they did not choose the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine; and
for whom other FDA-authorized or approved COVID-19 vaccines are not accessible or appropriate.
COVID-19 vaccine does not contain coronavirus and cannot give you COVID-19. This vaccine will not treat an active COVID-19 infection.
Like any vaccine, Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine may not provide protection in every person.
Warnings
Some people have had blood clots after receiving this vaccine, but the risk of this side effect is very remote. Becoming infected with COVID-19 is much more dangerous to your health than receiving Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine.
Before taking this medicine
You should not receive the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine if you had an allergic reaction after a previous dose of this vaccine or if you had a blood clot with a low level of platelets after receiving this vaccine or the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine (not authorized or approved in the United States).
If you are infected with COVID-19, are waiting for testing results, or are exposed to someone infected with COVID-19: You may not be able to receive Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine until you have no symptoms and/or your required quarantine period has ended. Receiving Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine will not make you less contagious to other people if you are infected with COVID-19 but you have no symptoms.
If you had COVID-19 and were treated with monoclonal antibodies or convalescent plasma: You should ...
