Latest news: Committee votes to restart J&J vaccinations, checkpoint giants prep defense, underdog vaccine enters the spotlight, and more
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Resume J&J vaccinations, committee votes
The verdict is in: A CDC advisory committee voted late Friday to restart vaccinations with J&J’s Covid-19 vaccine, which is on a hiatus following reports of rare but potentially life-threatening blood clots. They stopped short of restricting its use to specific populations or specifying a new warning; however, J&J noted ahead of the vote that it has agreed to add a warning to the label regarding the risks, which they said is concentrated in females ages 18 through 49 years and possibly linked to its vaccine. In total, the CDC said it has now spotted 15 cases of the blood clots with low platelets — with more under investigation.
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