Mahoning Valley - They are rare, but some states across the nation have reported adverse reactions for people who have received the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine.

This comes as more than 114,000,000 people have received at least one vaccine dose nationwide. 

NBC reports this past Friday, the Georgia Department of Public Health paused Johnson & Johnson vaccinations after eight people experienced adverse reactions two days after receiving their single dose. Sites in North Carolina and Colorado are also experiencing the same issue.

As far as if this is happening locally, the Mahoning County Health Department said a handful of people have experienced anxiety from the shot right after getting it, fearing they may pass out or reporting feelings of dizziness, but no allergic reaction from the shot itself. 

Mahoning County Health Department Public Information Officer Ryan Tekac said the health department has administered about 2,700 Johnson & Johnson vaccines thus far and reports .005% of people had an adverse reaction. He said no one has fainted or went to the hospital to his knowledge and said this percentage is a "handful" of people who experienced anxiety over their fear of the vaccine.

"They did notify us they weren't feeling well typically right after the shot and we took them back to an area where they can sit down, lay down, and our paramedics are on-site to take their blood," Tekac said.

He said anyone with anxiety should let someone on-site know beforehand.

"It's not something to be shy about or to be embarrassed about,"  he said, "We can take that individual to that back room where they can actually lay down and receive that vaccine so they're more comfortable."

Tekac believes people who fear needles waited for the one-shot vaccine and said this may be why they've had more reports of anxiety from Johnson & Johnson. He added it's important to hydrate and eat something light before the shot.

Tri-County health officials said they do not plan to stop giving the Johnson & Johnson shot because there's been no allergic reaction they've seen, known as an "anaphylactic reaction."

"The reason why is we've experienced individuals come in and they have anxiety," Tekac said, "In the event if we had a number of individuals who went down with anaphylactic reactions, we do have plans in place to shut down the clinic."

In that case, Tekac said they'd reach out to the Ohio Department of Health to address the issue.

Mahoning County plans to give 2,000 additional Johnson & Johnson shots this weekend at its Dillards mass clinic with open spots available.

Trumbull and Columbiana County Health departments said they've given a combined total of 400 J & J shots and report no issues thus far.