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NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., April 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) (the Company) today announced that vaccinations with the Company s COVID-19 single-shot vaccine will resume for all adults aged 18 years and older in the U.S., under Emergency Use Authorization (EUA), following a decision from the United States Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
The decision was based on a recommendation from the U.S. CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), which followed a rigorous evaluation of data relating to a very rare adverse event involving blood clots in combination with low platelet counts (thrombosis with thrombocytopenia) observed within approximately one to two weeks following vaccination.
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Foreign nations put India on ‘no flying’ list
April 23, 2021
Industry experts say, the second pandemic wave has also affected domestic travel - The Hindu×
As Covid-19 cases continue to spike, countries are restricting travellers
With more than 10 countries imposing restrictions on travel to and from India in the wake of the rising number of Covid-19 cases in the country, airlines and travel companies are in for more trouble.
The latest to impose restrictions is Germany which has added India to its ‘high incidence areas’ list – areas at particularly high risk of infection.
After the mayhem of at least 50 passengers testing positive for Covid-19, Hong Kong put flights to and from India on ‘no flying list’. With the fear that Indian passengers may carry the infection, the UK, Canada, New Zealand, UAE and Australia too followed suit. Indonesia stopped issuing visas to Indian travellers temporarily whereas France has imposed mandatory quarantine and the United
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Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation s top infectious disease expert, said he hopes there s a decision on the paused Johnson & Johnson vaccine by Friday. I do think we will get it back in some manner or form, but what I hope that we don t see anything beyond Friday, Fauci told Dana Bash on CNN s State of the Union Sunday.
Fauci s remarks come after the distribution of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine was paused after six women ranging from ages 18 and 48 developed blood clots after receiving the shot, as Insider previously reported. The safety and well-being of the people who use our products is our number one priority. We are aware of an extremely rare disorder involving people with blood clots in combination with low platelets in a small number of individuals who have received our COVID-19 vaccine, Johnson & Johnson wrote in an April 13 statement.