NPR.org
April 13, 2021
Federal health officials have called for a pause in the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine after reports that six women who got the vaccine developed blood clots afterward. Close to 7 million people have gotten this vaccine in the U.S. to date.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the blood clots are extremely rare but that it is reviewing the cases. The agency says it expects this pause to last for “a matter of days.”
The CDC’s principal deputy director, Dr. Anne Schuchat, says the pause is intended “to prepare the health care system to recognize and treat patients appropriately.”