The two authorities are not revoking emergency authorization of it, but say they are recommending a pause in the administering of it until more data is collected.
A new report from CDC found that in 2019, there were 2.5 million cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis, marking the sixth consecutive year STDs have reached an all-time high in the U.S.
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Boxes containing the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine sit next to vials in the pharmacy of National Jewish Hospital for distribution on Saturday, March 6, 2021, in Denver. On April 13, 2021, Colorado announced it will pause distribution of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine while federal authorities investigate six cases in which people who received the vaccine developed blood clots.
Colorado will pause distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine by Johnson & Johnson while federal authorities investigate six cases in which people who received the vaccine developed blood clots.
In a release issued this morning the state Department of Public Health and Environment said the pause was “in an abundance of caution.”
Francisco Cosme was vaccinated with the single-dose Johnson & Johnson jab on March 6. The vaccine is 72% effective in the U.S. and said to be 100% effective against hospitalization.
Opening party for one rural Illinois bar led to 46 COVID-19 cases, the hospitalization of a nursing home resident and the closure of a school that kept 650 children out of class
A bar in rural Illinois held an opening party indoors, where attendees often didn t wear masks or practice social distancing
Within two weeks, 26 people who attended the event and three staff members tested positive for COVID-19
Of 71 close contacts, 17 also tested positive within 14 days of contacts for a total of 46 cases linked to the party
Two of the close contact cases were student athletes, which forced a school to suspend in-person classes for two weeks