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(CNN) — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the US Food and Drug Administration recommend that the country stop using Johnson & Johnson’s covid-19 vaccine after “six rare cases of a severe type of clot reported in the US »
The six reported cases are among the more than 6.8 million doses of Johnson & Johnson vaccine administered in the United States. All six cases occurred among women ages 18 to 48, and symptoms occurred 6 to 13 days after vaccination, according to a joint statement Tuesday from CDC senior deputy director Dr. Anne Schuchat and Dr. Peter Marks. , director of the FDA’s Center for Biological Products Evaluation and Research.
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“CDC will convene an Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) meeting on Wednesday to further review these cases and assess their potential significance,” the statement said.
“The FDA will review that analysis as it is also investigating these cases. Until that process is complete, we recommend a pause in the use of this vaccine as a precaution. This is important, in part, to ensure that the 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. ‘
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