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Professor Barry Jacobson, president of the Southern African Society of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, has sharply criticised the decision by the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) to suspend authorisation of the J&J vaccine currently being used as part of the Sisonke trial to vaccinate South Africa’s vulnerable healthcare workers.  The background and reasons given by SAHPRA for the decision are explained here. Jacobson is a practising clinical haematologist and an adjunct professor at Wits University. In a conversation with Maverick Citizen on Friday he pointed out t...

By Ejiofor Alike The United States’ federal health agencies yesterday recommended the suspension of the use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, after six recipients of the vaccine – all women – developed a “severe type of blood clot.” TheCable reported that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said they would stop using the vaccine at federal sites. The agencies also asked states to suspend the use of the vaccine, pending the outcome of its investigation. The agencies, in a joint statement, said they were “reviewing ...

The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration said they were investigating clots in six women.

As of April 12, more than 6.8 million doses of the vaccine have been administered.

COVID-19: European rollout of Johnson & Johnson coronavirus jab delayed as US officials investigate blood clots The rollout of the Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine across Europe has been delayed, while US officials have recommended a "pause" in the use of the jab as reports of blood clots are investigated. The healthcare giant said on Tuesday it had "made the decision to proactively delay the rollout of our vaccine in Europe". It comes after officials from America's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said they are looking int...