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U.S. Calls for Pause on J&J Vaccine After Clots, Roiling Rollout
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April 13, 2021
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1:14Now PlayingU.S. health officials called for an immediate pause in use of Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose Covid-19 vaccine after six women who received it developed a rare and severe form of blood clotting.
The decision comes at a crucial juncture in the U.S. vaccination effort, which has been gaining speed in recent weeks at the same time that a worsening outbreak driven by coronavirus variants is gripping the upper Midwest. And it is likely to heighten worry about vaccines around the world after similar issues caused delays in distribution of AstraZeneca Plc’s shot.
A type of brain blood clot called cerebral venous sinus thrombosis was seen with low levels of blood platelets in the women, who were all between the ages of 18 and 48, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday in a joint statement.
“We are recommending a pause in the use of this vaccine out of an abundance of caution,” the CDC and the FDA said in the statement. “This is important, in part, to ensure that the health care provider community is aware of the potential for these adverse events and can plan for proper recognition and management due to the unique treatment required with this type of blood clot.”
More than 6.8 million doses of the J&J vaccine have been administered in the U.S. through Monday, the agencies said.
The Biden administration has been seeking to accelerate vaccinations in recent weeks as new coronavirus variants heighten the risk that the pandemic could drag on. Officials expect 100 million doses of J&J’s vaccine to help cover all adults near the end of May.
The prospect that the pause could disrupt the U.S. economic recovery weighed on financial markets on Tuesday, with futures trading indicating that the stock market was likely to open lower. Contracts tied to the S&P 500 were down roughly 0.23%.
J&J representatives didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. The shares fell 3% in premarket U.S. trading.
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