The Montpelier Bridge Vials of the Johnson & Johnson/Janssen vaccine. Provided Image. Vermont Gov. Phil Scott announced today that the state would abide by a request from the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control to âpauseâ administering the Johnson & Johnson/Janssen COVID-19 vaccine at state clinics. Scott said at his regular COVID news conference Tuesday afternoon that the state would âout of an abundance of cautionâ suspend usage of the J&J vaccine at state clinics starting today. He noted that the J&J vaccine is still âsafe and effectiveâ and that he received that particular vaccine last week.