US Urges Pause in Use of Johnson & Johnson Single-Shot COVID-19 Vaccine
Voice of America
Federal health officials in the United States are recommending an immediate pause in the use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine after reports of potentially dangerous blood clots. CDC will convene a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) on Wednesday to further review these cases and assess their potential significance. FDA will review that analysis as it also investigates these cases.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration issued a joint statement early Tuesday announcing the agencies are investigating six instances of “a rare and severe blood clot” occurring in women between 18 and 48 years old within six to 13 days after receiving the one-dose vaccine. The statement noted that more than 6.8 million doses of the vaccine have been administered in the country. The New York Times is reporting that one woman has died and another woman in the western state of Nebraska has been hospitalized in critical condition. The CDC says it will hold an emergency meeting of its Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices on Wednesday to “to further review these cases and assess their potential significance.”FILE - U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, a Republican from Florida, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Feb. 14, 2017. FILE - A migrant from China identifies himself to a U.S. Border Patrol agent after surrendering with a group that was smuggled across the Rio Grande into the United States from Mexico, in Fronton, Texas, April 4, 2023.
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