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Source: Getty Images The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices meets today  to review the data that have led, “out of an abundance of caution,” to a recommended pause in the use of J&J’s COVID-19 vaccine in the U.S. The focus is on six cases of what appears to be a very rare but severe type of blood clot, all occurring in women ages 18 to 48, with symptoms developing six to 13 days after vaccination. One woman died and another is hospitalized in critical condition. Nearly ...

In an effort to shield nursing homes from new COVID cases, state focuses on short-term residents Yehyun Kim :: ctmirror.org Residents at Beechwood, a nursing home in New London, have lunch together in a dining room while social distancing. Four months ago, even as the coronavirus vaccine was making its way to Connecticut and the promise of protection drew close to reality, nursing homes were weathering another increase in COVID-19 cases. Testing inside the facilities was accelerating, special r...