Brief pause—FDA and CDC on Tuesday will call for a “pause in use of Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose vaccine after six recipients in US developed a rare disorder involving blood clots” while US investigates. #COVID19 #CovidVaccine
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2) “Today FDA and @CDCgov issued a statement regarding the Johnson & Johnson #COVID19 vaccine. We are recommending a pause in the use of this vaccine out of an abundance of caution,” the F.D.A. announced on Twitter at 7 a.m. A news conference is scheduled for 10 a.m.
3) Scientists with the Food and Drug Administration and C.D.C. will jointly examine possible links between the vaccine and the disorder and determine whether the F.D.A. should continue to authorize use of the vaccine for all adults or limit the authorization.
4) An emergency meeting of the C.D.C.’s outside advisory committee has been scheduled for Wednesday, officials said.
5) I personally think maybe they are overreacting a little. But let’s see what they say at 10am press conference
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