18-Year-Old Hospitalized In Loma Linda After Receiving Johnson & Johnson Vaccine

April 21, 2021- 9:10 p.m.

LOMA LINDA – A young woman is fighting for her life after receiving the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.Loma Linda University Medical Center is treating one of the six patients who developed a rare blood clot after receiving the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

Emma Burkey, 18, of Las Vegas, suffered a seizure around April 1 and was flown by helicopter to Loma Linda University Medical Center in an induced coma, according to a spokesperson for the family.

She underwent three brain surgeries to repair blood clots.

The Johnson & Johnson vaccine has been put on pause after multiple clotting cases have emerged.

Doctors said her case is so rare that the odds are less than one in a million.Family and friends of Burkey are hopeful she will be okay.

“She is breathing on her own and responding to some cues from doctors,” said Heiden Ratner, a family friend.