Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on Wednesday addressed the pause of Johnson & Johnson vaccine doses in Iowa after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration recommended that step as severe blood clotting condition were reported among some patients.The governor said the decision was a surprising setback.“Yesterday, the FDA and the CDC made a sudden and surprising announcement, recommending the administration of the J&J vaccine be paused after six cases of an extremely rare, but severe blood clotting condition were reported among women between the ages of 18 and 48 within six to 13 days after receiving the vaccine. And none of those cases occurred in Iowa,” Reynolds said. “This was a surprising setback at a time when our vaccine efforts are showing much progress. And because states weren't informed in advance of the announcement, we were left to develop contingency plans in the moment for vaccine clinics scheduled yesterday and throughout the week.”Reynolds said the state is working to allocate additional vaccine where it is needed and is asking for Iowans to be patient as they work through the details. She said next week's allocation of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine was already scheduled to be lower than this week. She said the immediate impact on vaccine supply should be manageable.The governor said the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices is expected to update recommendations for the vaccines use Wednesday, so the state expects to have direction on how to proceed soon.Reynolds said one of her biggest concerns about the pause is that people might be hesitant to get any vaccine.She and her husband received the Johnson & Johnson single-dose vaccine on March 3 and the governor said she would do it again.“I'm glad that I did have the opportunity to have the J&J vaccine. I would do it again. Vaccination is the best defense against the virus and as you've heard the reward far outweighs the risk,” Reynolds said. “I want to strongly encourage all eligible Iowans to be vaccinated as soon as you're able and to not put it off. It's really the most important thing that we can do to help get life back to normal and keep yourself and your fellow Iowans healthy.”KCCI’s Andrew Mollenbeck as at Wednesday’s news conference and will have more on what the governor had to say later today on KCCI 8 News and the KCCI Breaking News and Weather App.