How many Johnson & Johnson vaccines have been administered in the US?
As the FDA presses pause on the rollout of the vaccine at federal sites, we consider how many shot of the drug have already been given.
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On Tuesday, the US Food and Drug Administration and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that they were pausing use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine after six recipients in the United States developed a rare disorder involving blood clots.
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CT Pauses of J&J COVID Vaccine After Rare Complications
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The state of Connecticut is pausing the administration of the one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine for the time being while the FDA and CDC investigate reports of potentially dangerous blood clots.
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In a joint statement issued on Tuesday morning, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration said they were investigating unusual clots in six women that occurred 6 to 13 days after vaccination. The clots occurred in veins that drain blood from the brain and occurred together with low platelets. All six cases were in women between the ages of 18 and 48.