The Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine is reauthorized for use. So who's using it again locally?
Health officials with the FDA and CDC ultimately decided the benefits of the only authorized single-dose shot outweighed its risks. So who's using it again locally?
Author: Matthew Nuttle
Updated: 6:58 PM PDT April 26, 2021
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Johnson & Johnson COVID-19vaccine was reauthorized for use again in the U.S. on April 23, after an 11-day pause following rare blood clots in a handful of patients.
Health officials at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ultimately decided the benefits of the only authorized single-dose shot outweighed its risks.