Johnson & Johnson

Only slightly more first doses of Pfizer were administered at the FEMA-run vaccination sites on Monday than single-dose Johnson & Johnson shots.

The researchers confirmed all of the patients were infected with COVID-19 with five suffering severe symptoms that required hospitalization.

Florida's FEMA hubs resumed giving the one-shot vaccine after a federal pause was lifted. The Orlando site said about 90% of the daily supply went unused. A similar story played out in Miami and Tampa.

The four FEMA sites - including Tampa Greyhound Track - will have the capacity to administer up to 3,000 doses per day, the Florida Division of Emergency Management said.

The advisory committee's emergency meeting comes as the CDC is investigating the death of an Oregon woman and hospitalization of another in Texas after they received the vaccine.

The partnership helps residents struggling to access COVID-19 vaccines in the community. This kind of local effort could be key as demand for shots slows.

The site had been offering the one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine until the federal government recommended a pause earlier this week.

In order to vaccinate enough people to achieve herd immunity, Dr. Marissa Levine with USF Health says community leaders need to engage with those hesitant to get shots.

The state had already anticipated a reduction in J&J allocations and was using the two-dose Moderna vaccine instead.

In a statement on Tuesday, U.S. authorities said they are "reviewing data involving six reported U.S. cases of a rare and severe type of blood clot in individuals after receiving the J&J vaccine."

The vaccine is being paused after the CDC and FDA said they are investigating clots in six women in the days after vaccination, in combination with reduced platelet counts.

All members of the community 18 years and older are welcome at the sites. Appointments aren't required.