President Joe Biden's coronavirus adviser Jeff Zients told CNN there are more than 9 million doses that have already been distributed to states, tribes, territories and federal channels that are ready to go, depending on the conclusion reached by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices -- a panel weighing whether to recommend a change in federal guidance on the vaccine.
And later on Friday, a week and a half after the pause, the ACIP is expected to vote on any changes to its guidance for the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. If the committee recommends changes to the vaccine label -- such as a warning, or changes to who it recommends should get the vaccine -- CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky will sign off and then the FDA will have to make any label changes.
The CDC has learned of 15 cases of a rare blood clotting condition called thrombocytopenia syndrome linked with Johnson & Johnson's coronavirus vaccine, an expert told CDC vaccine advisers Friday. So far, patients with TTS linked with Johnson & Johnson's coronavirus vaccine have started showing symptoms one to two weeks after getting the vaccine, Shimabukuro said.
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