Anthony Fauci appeared on CBS News on Tuesday night to discuss J&J
The CDC and FDA earlier on Tuesday called for a pause in use of the J&J vaccine
The CDC said that six people had suffered from blood clots after that vaccine
A woman in Virginia died on March 18 after being given J&J s vaccine March 6
More than 6.8 million people have received J&J s vaccine in the United States
Fauci said that women should be particularly alert to symptoms after the jab
The six with blood clots were all women, all aged from 18 to 48
The CDC is meeting on April 14 to review the evidence and reassess J&J
reduce viable virus exposure by up to 57%.
In the modeling study, the mannequins didn t wear any masks.
It s a reminder that masks plus distance is best, especially if passengers remove their masks.
This summer, every major US airline will have middle seats open to purchase on planes.
But a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study suggests that could be a great way to invite COVID-19 to spread aboard flights, especially when passengers might lower their masks to eat or drink.
The CDC report, out Wednesday, estimated how far coronavirus aerosols (airborne particles that can linger) could spread on a plane. To do this, researchers modeled how a similar virus spread among mannequins in a lab when they weren t wearing masks.
Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious diseases expert, pushed back Wednesday on remarks from Fox News host Tucker Carlson that appeared to question the efficacy of the coronavirus vaccines.
The call for pause in vaccine distribution comes after six recipients developed a rare disorder involving blood clots, with the U.S. CDC set to hold a meeting on Wednesday to review the cases.
Biden administration says the J&J suspension will NOT impact their rollout because the vaccine makes up only 5% of shots and they have enough Pfizer and Moderna doses to vaccinate 300million Americans
The Biden administration said the pause in the Johnson & Johnson vaccine rollout will not impact their vaccine goals This announcement will not have a significant impact on our vaccination plan, said Jeff Zients, the White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Johnson & Johnson vaccine makes up less than 5 percent of the recorded shots in arms in the United States to date, he noted
Zients said U.S. has enough Pfizer and Moderna shots on hand for everyone