according to a family spokesperson, emily burkey is one of the cases they're investigating for blood clotting possibly linked to the johnson & johnson vaccine. >> we're very concerned. >> reporter: burkey's family says she received johnson & johnson's shot earlier this month. over the next few days they say she suffered multiple seizures, was hospitalized and then was placed in a medically induced coma. >> they realized it was getting more and more serious, her condition was deteriorating rapidly, and then they discovered that she was getting -- having blood clots in the brain. >> reporter: burkey's family says she's improving. a fund-raising website set up for her says, quote, the j&j vaccine has been put on hold because of these rare cases. unfortunately, emma is the one in a million here. last week regulators paused the use of the johnson & johnson vaccine pending an investigation of the six reported cases of possible side effects out of the nearly 7 million doses given. >> the risk of adverse effects from this vaccine is so small compared to many other medical interventions that

cases three women died seven are still hospitalized and five are recovering at home 18-year-old emma burkey is out of a coma and off a ventilator >> emma was in very bad shape, but she's been improving slowly and steadily >> reporter: tonight, with the risks rare, j&j has support from the nation's top doctors. the question now, does the public have the same confidence? >> so miguel, what happens now? when would shots actually resume? >> reporter: well, lester, the cdc and fda just gave the all-clear to lift that pause a short time ago. now that that's happened, it's up to vaccination centers across the country to roll out the vaccine to those who want it lester >> all right miguel almaguer, thank you. >>> the number of americans who have received at least one dose of a covid vaccine is now over 137 million. covid, however, still a serious threat, leaving over 38,000 currently hospitalized as more attention now turns to vaccinating children, our stephanie gosk tells us about something called parent hesitancy. >> reporter: it is likely a matter of time before children are eligible for the cov

right away if they feel headaches, abdominal or leg pain or have trouble breathing. 18-year-old emma burkey, for example, from clark county, nevada is fighting for her life tonight. >> she's been brought out of the coma. she's been taken off the ventilator. >> reporter: a family spokesperson says she had seizures, blood clots, and needed three brain surgeries after getting the johnson & johnson vaccine. doctors say it's not clear if the vaccine is responsible, and her family says they still want >> they're not happy with the johnson & johnson vaccine, which is understandable, but they do believe that people should get vaccinated. >> reporter: many worry it will now be harder to convince many americans, especially women, to put this vaccine into their arms. >> i feel safe taking the pfizer and moderna, but probably not the johnson & johnson. >> reporter: health officials today considered putting a safety warning on the shots specifically for women under 50, but decided against. they say any blood clots are treatable with the right medicines. >> let's goat to steve osunsami with us from the c

panel prepares to meet on friday about johnson and johnson vaccine, the family of 18-year-old emma burkey identifying her as one of six women out of 7 million people vaccinated with j&j who suffered extremely rare blood clots. it's unclear if the vaccine is responsible. emma was hospitalized on a ventilator, but is slowly recovering. >> emma's likely going to have to learn to relearn to walk, relearn to speak, all of those things. >> reporter: even with the challenges ahead, emma's family wants americans to get a vaccine. >> they see this as just a, you know, a one in a million situation. they feel strongly that people should get vaccinated and not use this as an excuse or a reason for fear. >> reporter: the number of americans getting their first dose of the covid vac seep has been dropping for several days now. just to give you an example, david, on friday, the u.s. was averaging 3 pn.35 million shots day total and today we're averaging just over 3 million. david? >> all right, stephanie ramos with us tonight. steph, thank you. >>> and we do have one more important note on the virus ton

the shot and this morning, the cdc says it's investigating a handful of new cases. 18-year-old emma burkeyclark county, nevada, is one of the six who struggled with blood clots after getting the vaccine. a family spokesperson says she's just now starting to recover. >> she's improving. her condition is improving day by day. it's going to be long. it's going to be slow and it's going to be incremental. >> reporter: she had several seizures days after her shot. in the hospital, they had to put her in a medically induced coma, and she needed three brain surgeries, but the doctors underlying that it's not clear if this was caused by the johnson & johnson vaccine. despite it all, her family says they still want americans to get vaccinated. the family understands that these blood clots are rare, just 6 cases out of nearly 7 million americans who have gotten this particular vaccine. >> keep in mind that's less than one in a million rate. smaller than your rate of your likelihood of actually getting hit by lightning. >> reporter: fewer americans are now rushing to get vaccinated. the daily average

is responsible for the clots, regators use of the johnson & johnson vac ee while they ig despite burkey's are 100% in favor of people getting vaccinated, in fact, both of them have been and they see this as just a, you know, a one in a million situation. >> reporter: now, european regulators determined that the benefits of the johnson & johnson vaccine outweighed the risks and yesterday made the call, the recommendation that the shots should move forward as long as it comes with a warning about the possible link between the vaccine and those rare blood clot, meanwhile, here in the u.s., the cdc advisory panel is expected to meet again on friday to discuss the vaccine and possibly make a recommendation, michael. >> all right, thank you so much for that, whit. >>> coming up, we have more on the derek chauvin verdict. the mma fighter who witnessed the murder and took the stand in the trial joins us live. >>> also ahead, the new study linking lack of sleep and dementia. the optimal amount of sleep time for every age group and how you can make sure you're getting enough. dr. ashton is live wit

that's out of 8 million doses. 18-year-old emma burkey is 1 of the 15. a week after the arm to needle she suffered seizures and this morning, after three surgeries, she's still in the hospital. >> there is good and gradual improvement, and the family's encouraged. she's still a deeply injured young woman, and she has a long way to go. >> reporter: her family still encouraging others to get vaccinated but advising continued conversations. >> we talk about it being one in a million but it's one-to-one to them. people should be careful and should ask questions and not be afraid to do that and make a determination in their own mind what vaccine they want to take. >> reporter: in the race against the variants, the advisory panel saying it is important to act quickly, citing an urgent need to vaccinate the country. >> we anticipate that the areas of lightest vaccine coverage now might be where the virus strikes next. >> reporter: 9 million of its single-dose shots could soon be in the arms of americans starting this morning. and the cdc says there are some uns

that's out of 8 million doses. 18-year-old emma burkey is one of the 15 a week after the arm to needle seizures and this morning, after three surgeries, she's still in the hospital. >> there is good and gradual improvement and the family is encouraged. she's still a deeply injured young woman and she has a long way to go. >> reporter: her family still encouraging others to get vaccinated but advising continued conversations. >> we talk about it being one in a million but it's one-to-one to them. people should be careful and ask questions and not be afraid to do that and make a determination in their own mind what vaccine they want to take. >> reporter: and the cdc says there are some unsettling gaps in vaccinations and their concern is that the areas with the lightest vaccination rates might be where the virus strikes next, dan. >> elwyn, thank you so much. >>> coming up, we'll lighten the mood a little bit, we'll find out why marvel fans should be paying close attention to the best director oscar race tomorrow night. >>> and up ahead, we're making every day earth day with "deals & ste