Top US health advisors recommend Pfizer, Moderna Covid vaccines over J&J shot

On Thursday, top health advisors in the US said that most citizens of the country should be given the Pfizer or Moderna Covid vaccines instead of the Johnson & Johnson shot that can cause rare but serious blood clots.

Most Americans should be given the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines instead of the Johnson & Johnson shot that can cause rare but serious blood clots, U.S. health advisors recommended Thursday.

The strange clotting problem has caused nine confirmed deaths after J&J vaccinations — while the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines don't come with that risk and also appear more effective, advisors to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.