The Mississippi State Department of Health is telling physicians, clinics and hospitals to stop using the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine until further guidance is issued by the CDC and the FDA.
By Will Stribling
Apr 13, 2021 12:41 PM
COVID-19 vaccination efforts in the United States were slowed by an unexpected hurdle on Tuesday after federal health agencies recommended a pause in the use of Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose coronavirus vaccine after six recipients developed an extremely rare blood clot.
“We are recommending a pause in the use of this vaccine out of an abundance of caution,” Dr. Peter Marks, director of the Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, and Dr. Anne Schuchat, principal deputy director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said in a joint statement. “Right now, these adverse events appear to be extremely rare.”
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