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No one in New England should be getting the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine after the U.S. government paused its use to investigate multiple adverse reactions to the shot.
Officials in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Vermont and Maine notified providers in each state to stop using the single-dose vaccine in response to federal recommendations Tuesday. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.
The states moved swiftly after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration said they were investigating blood clots in six women that occurred in the days after vaccination.
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