Tuesday, 13 Apr 2021 08:24 PM MYT
The CDC and FDA said the side-effects of the vaccine were extremely rare. — AFP pic
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WASHINGTON, April 13 — US federal health agencies today recommended pausing the use of Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine after six women under 50 given the shot developed rare blood clots, dealing a fresh setback to efforts to tackle the pandemic.
Following the news, Johnson & Johnson (J&J) said it was delaying the rollout of the vaccine to Europe, a week after regulators there said they were reviewing rare blood clots in four recipients of the shot in the United States.