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Johnson & Johnson pauses COVID-19 vaccine trial after US recommends investigation of rare clotting reports By Kelly Hayes U.S. officials recommend ‘pause’ of J&J vaccine In a joint statement, the CDC and the FDA said it was investigating clots in six women in the days after vaccination, in combination with reduced platelet counts. WASHINGTON - Johnson & Johnson said it will pause its ongoing vaccine trial after federal health officials on Tuesday recommended a "pause" on the use of its COVID-19 vaccine in order to investigate reports in the U.S. of a rare type of blood clotting following ...

The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices on Wednesday will review data on six cases of blood clotting. Nearly 7 million J&J doses have been administered in the U.S., the vast majority experiencing no or mild side effects.

White House now admits the number of daily vaccinations WILL be affected after pause of J&J shot despite shipments of Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines increasing by 7% next week The U.S. government is increasing its allocations of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna coronavirus vaccine by 7% next week compared to this week More than 10 million first and second doses of the Pfizer vaccine will be shipped, an increase from 9.4 million during the week of April 12 In addition, 7.4 million initial and final doses of Moderna's vaccine will be sent to states and jurisdictions the week of April 19, u...

Updated on February 3, 2021 at 8:41 am NBC Universal, Inc. As part of a national push to get doses of the coronavirus vaccine directly to pharmacies, 18 CVS locations in Massachusetts are slated to receive shipments starting next Thursday. “This will provide more sites for people to get vaccinated in their communities and it’s an important component to delivering vaccines equitably," White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Jeff Zeints said. The federal government will send doses directly to drugstores beginning Feb. 11, Zients said, including Walgreens and CVS locations. Due to constrai...

And, the National Review blisters Governor Gina Raimondo’s program and the failure to prioritize seniors who statistically are at the greatest risk. “Perhaps Rhode Island seniors should consider committing crimes and getting incarcerated, to move ahead in line. The state started vaccinating incarcerated persons over age 65 in January. Adults 75 and over are projected to start in February,” writes the National Review.   According to the CDC and updated on this weekend, RI has now: Received 151,675 doses Of the vaccine doses received, RI has utilized 47% —a drop from 53%* updated 1/27...