Anthony Fauci appeared on CBS News on Tuesday night to discuss J&J
The CDC and FDA earlier on Tuesday called for a pause in use of the J&J vaccine
The CDC said that six people had suffered from blood clots after that vaccine
A woman in Virginia died on March 18 after being given J&J s vaccine March 6
More than 6.8 million people have received J&J s vaccine in the United States
Fauci said that women should be particularly alert to symptoms after the jab
The six with blood clots were all women, all aged from 18 to 48
The CDC is meeting on April 14 to review the evidence and reassess J&J
Zimbabwe ranks eighth in terms of vaccination roll-out in Africa, an impressive record that shows leadership acumen in dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic.
Biden administration says the J&J suspension will NOT impact their rollout because the vaccine makes up only 5% of shots and they have enough Pfizer and Moderna doses to vaccinate 300million Americans
The Biden administration said the pause in the Johnson & Johnson vaccine rollout will not impact their vaccine goals This announcement will not have a significant impact on our vaccination plan, said Jeff Zients, the White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Johnson & Johnson vaccine makes up less than 5 percent of the recorded shots in arms in the United States to date, he noted
Zients said U.S. has enough Pfizer and Moderna shots on hand for everyone
Trump accuses Biden of conspiring with Pfizer to pause J&J shots for political reasons and says the vaccine s reputation is permanently challenged
Trump claimed Tuesday that Biden s is conspiring with Pfizer as the FDA recommended a nationwide pause of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine Perhaps all of this was done for politics or perhaps it s the FDA s love for Pfizer
He added in the statement: Remember, it was the FDA working with Pfizer, who announced the vaccine approval two days before the 2020 Presidential Election
On Tuesday, the CDC and FDA revealed half a dozen people who were given the J&J got blood clots – one of the six is dead and another is in serious condition
A vaccination site in Georgia has paused its use of Johnson & Johnson shots
Eight people there had adverse reactions that were consistent with common reactions to any vaccine
It is the fourth clinic to pause vaccinations with J&J s shot this week due to adverse events. Others were in Colorado, Iowa and North Carolina
J&J shots have resumed in Colorado and the North Carolina site will resume vaccinations when the clinic reopens according to its regular hours on Sunday
CDC has examined the lots of vaccines and so far has found no safety concerns