States, Retailers Suspend Use Of J&J Vaccine Amid 6 Blood Clot Cases

By Kelly Lienhard / April 13, 2021 at 7:13 PM
All 50 states and several pharmacy retail chains have suspended use of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine after FDA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday (April 13) recommended a pause after revealing that six women who received the shot experienced a rare blood clotting event known as cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST). FDA and CDC called for use of the J&J vaccine , which has been administered to 6.85 million people, to be temporarily halted out...


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