Feds Halt Johnson & Johnson Vaccine.
A rare blod clot disorder in 6 women has caused the Federal Government to halt anymore Johnson and Johnson vaccines from being administered. (NY Times)
“Federal health agencies on Tuesday called for an immediate pause in use of Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose coronavirus vaccine after six recipients in the United States developed a rare disorder involving blood clots within about two weeks of vaccination.
All six recipients were women between the ages of 18 and 48. One woman died and a second woman in Nebraska has been hospitalized in critical condition.
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The government was right to halt the vaccine developed by Johnson & Johnson after the blood clots were reported in 6 people. Hopefully this will not work as a deterrent to the hundred million or so Americans who still need to get vaccinate in order to achieve herd immunity. Undoubtedly the anti-science vaccine deniers will run with this news and disseminate their usual falsehoods about the effectiveness and safety of vaccines over all. It’s up to the government to counter with a narrative that convinces the American public of the safety and necessity of vaccines to finally halt this pandemic.
