WASHINGTON: The United States can immediately resume use of Johnson and Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine, top health regulators said on Friday , ending a 10-day pause to investigate the vaccine's link to extremely rare but potentially deadly blood clots.
The agencies made the decision following a meeting by outside advisers to the CDC who recommended that the vaccine pause be ended. The agencies had been investigating the risks of the vaccine.Earlier on Friday, the CDC panel voted 10 to four that the Johnson and Johnson's vaccine be used as recommended in people 18 years of age and older, the parameters of its current FDA authorisation.
It also is stored in a refrigerator and does not need to be frozen during transport, which makes it better for hard-to-reach areas. Dr William Moss, executive director of the International Vaccine Access Center at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, said the vaccine should be used with warnings of the risk as it will help advance the vaccination effort.
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