State Sen. Heather Somers, R-Groton, announced in a news release that she unanimously was endorsed on Monday by the 18th District Republican Convention for
The CDC and the FDA said they will stop using the drug, developed by J&J’s Janssen Pharmaceuticals division. CDC data indicates 6.8 million doses of the vaccine have been administered as of April 12.
“The CDC will convene a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) on Wednesday to further review these cases and assess their potential significance,” the agencies said in a joint statement.
“The FDA will review that analysis as it also investigates these cases. Until that process is complete, we are recommending a pause in the use of this vaccine out of an abundance of caution.”