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Blood clots, like cerebral venous sinus thrombosis or embolisms, can be dangerous. Here are the signs to look out for, and what to do about it.
Officials called for a pause of the shot due to "extremely rare" blood clots. Here’s why it’s happening and what experts want everyone to keep in mind.
Medical professionals are urging people not to panic after federal authorities suspended the use of the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine, citing a very small number of potentially fatal blood clots.
Six recipients in the U.S. out of more than 6.8 million doses developed a rare disorder involving blood clots about two weeks after getting the J&J shot.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
The drugmaker didn’t say how many doses were lost, and it wasn’t clear how the problem would impact future deliveries.
The extra doses are seen as a necessary precaution, given the unpredictable nature of the virus.
American bishops insist the new one-shot vaccine isn't the preferred option for Catholics since it was developed using stem cells from the 1970s and ’80s.
Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted overwhelmingly to recommend the single-dose coronavirus vaccine for adults 18 years old and up.
The government regulator approved a third vaccine to battle the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S. — and it's the only one so far to require just one dose.
If approved as expected by the Food and Drug Administration, this would be the third coronavirus vaccine available in the U.S. and the only one to require just one dose.