File photograph of single-dose COVID-19 vaccine being developed by the Johnson & Johnson. (Image: AP/File)
More than 6.8 million doses of the J&J vaccine have been administered within the US.
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- Last Updated:April 13, 2021, 17:49 IST
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The US is recommending a pause in administration of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to analyze studies of doubtless harmful blood clots.
In a joint assertion Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration mentioned it was investigating clots in six girls within the days after vaccination, together with lowered platelet counts. More than 6.8 million doses of the J&J vaccine have been administered within the US.
US federal distribution channels, together with mass vaccination websites, will pause using the J&J shot, and states and different suppliers are anticipated to comply with.
CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices will meet Wednesday to debate the instances and the FDA has additionally launched an investigation of the instances.
Until that course of is full, we’re recommending a pause in using this vaccine out of an abundance of warning, Dr. Anne Schuchat, Principal Deputy Director of the CDC and Dr Peter Marks, director of the FDAs Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research mentioned in a joint assertion.
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