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US regulators recommend 'pause' in use of J&J vaccine over blood clot fears

Tuesday April 13 2021

They are investigating any links between the single-dose vaccine and blood clots.

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Washington,

Top US health authorities have recommended a "pause" in the use of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine "out of an abundance of caution" as they investigate any links between it and blood clots, a regulator said Tuesday.

The US Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control are assessing the "potential significance" of six reported cases of a rare blood clot in patients who have received the shot, the FDA tweeted.

"Until that process is complete, we are recommending this pause," it said.

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