Experts urge more research after blood clots reported from J&J vaccine
Published: April 15, 2021 5:42 PM EDT
Updated: April 15, 2021 6:12 PM EDT
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Doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine are still on temporary hold after dangerous blood clots were found exclusively in women. Experts are urging scientists to do more research so it doesn’t happen again.
“The CDC and the FDA are reviewing data involving six reports of a rare type of blood clot called cerebral venous sinus thrombosis or CVST – in combination with low levels of platelets in the blood, called thrombocytopenia, in women ages 18 to 48,” said Dr. Peter Marks, Ph.D., director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research at the Food and Drug Administration.
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