College student’s death day after J&J shot under investigation in Ohio

Jami Ganz

The death of a University of Cincinnati student one day after he received Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine is under investigation.

John Foley, 21, was found by his roommates Sunday, the day after he was inoculated, and just two days before the U.S. recommended a “pause” in usage of the shot amid reports of rare blood clots, FOX19 reports.

Coroner Lakshmi Kode Sammarco told the staten that Foley’s death is being investigated by the Ohio Department of Health and the Hamilton County Coroner’s Office.

Adams 12 Five Star Schools District RN Tiffany Karschamroon draws a dose from a vial of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, the newest vaccine approved by the U.S. FDA for emergency use, at an event put on by the Thornton Fire Department on March 6, 2021 in Thornton, Colorado.
Adams 12 Five Star Schools District RN Tiffany Karschamroon draws a dose from a vial of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, the newest vaccine approved by the U.S. FDA for emergency use, at an event put on by the Thornton Fire Department on March 6, 2021 in Thornton, Colorado.


Adams 12 Five Star Schools District RN Tiffany Karschamroon draws a dose from a vial of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, the newest vaccine approved by the U.S. FDA for emergency use, at an event put on by the Thornton Fire Department on March 6, 2021 in Thornton, Colorado. (Michael Ciaglo/)

Currently, none of the available evidence suggests a link between the young man’s death and the vaccine, according to the outlet.

Blood clots identified in six women — ranging in age from 18 to 48 — one of whom died, are being probed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration.

“Our beloved son John Francis Foley is gone, and our family mourns the loss of this wonderful and sweet joy of our lives. ... We know the doctors involved are doing their best. We must be patient, and we ask everyone else to be patient, too. John was going to be a doctor, so this is what he would want,” read an excerpt of a statement released by Foley’s family.

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