On Tuesday, April 13, the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommended a pause in the use of Johnson & Johnson vaccine out of an abundance of caution. New York State will honor J&J appointments today and administer the first Pfizer does instead. As of April 12, 6.8m+ doses of the J&J vaccine have been administered in the U.S. The CDC and FDA are reviewing data involving six reported U.S. cases of a rare and severe type of blood clot in individuals after receiving the vaccine. An audio press conference on April 13 at 10 a.m. is open to the public on the FDA YouTube channel.