This 2020 image shows a vial of J&J vaccine when it was investigational. Image from Johnson & Johnson.
The FDA and CDC have lifted the pause placed on the Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) COVID-19 vaccine after reports of blood clots caused concern.
On April 13, the FDA and CDC issued a joint statement recommending the pause in the administration of the J&J (Janssen) COVID-19 vaccine after, among 6.8 million doses delivered in the U.S., six recipients experienced cases of a rare and severe type of blood clot. Of those blood clot cases, one death was recorded.
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Filed Under: Drug Discovery, Drug Discovery and Development, Infectious Disease
