U.S. lifts pause on Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine
A CDC advisory committee held its second meeting to review the significance of rare blood clots occurring after patients received the Janssen vaccine.
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Johnson & Johnson vaccine to resume distribution
The CDC is lifting its pause on Johnson & Johnson vaccines after a nearly 10-day pause due to concerns about blood clots. New vaccines will come with an FDA warning. Johns Hopkins International Vaccine Access Center executive director Dr. Bill Moss joins CBSN to discuss the vaccine.
Johnson and Johnson vaccine back in production
Johnson and Johnson has resumed production of its coronavirus vaccine after the CDC and FDA lifted a pause to review safety issues. The vaccines will now come with a warning about the potential risk of rare, but dangerous blood clots. Danya Bacchus reports.
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CDC panel recommends resuming J&J vaccine
A CDC panel recommended Friday to end the pause on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. But the shot will come with a warning about the potential risk of rare, but dangerous, blood clots. Nikki Battiste has the details.
U.S. lifts pause on J&J vaccine
Federal health officials have given the green light to resume use of Johnson and Johnson's coronavirus vaccine. A CDC panel recommended Friday to resume using the vaccine, more than a week after it was put on pause over reports of blood clots. As Nikki Battiste reports, the vaccine will now come with a warning for some women. Dr. Payal Patel, an infectious diseases physician at the Universy of Michigan's Medical School, joined CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss the decision.
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Dr. Jon LaPook explains why the new warning with the Johnson and Johnson vaccine is primarily for women under the age of 50.
CDC discusses Johnson & Johnson vaccine
A CDC advisory committee reconvened on Friday to discuss whether it's safe to resume administering the Johnson and Johnson one-dose COVID-19 vaccine. This comes after several people reported developing blood clots after receiving the shot. At least two people have died as a result of those clots. Tanya Rivero spoke with Dr. William Schaffner, professor of Infectious Diseases at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, about what outcome we can expect from the meeting.
Panel to rule on Johnson & Johnson vaccine
A CDC advisory committee meets Friday to review a possible link between the Johnson & Johnson shot and rare but dangerous blood clots. Dr. Bob Lahita joins CBSN to discuss the future of the vaccine.
Decision to resume J&J vaccine expected today
A CDC advisory committee will meet today to decide whether it is safe to resume public use of the single-dose COVID-19 Johnson and Johnson vaccine. It was paused last week to investigate reports of a rare and potentially deadly blood-clotting disorder in at least nine vaccine recipients. CBS News Medical Contributor Dr. David Agus discusses the latest on vaccine safety and what's next for the JandJ vaccine.
Experts meet on J&J vaccine
A panel of medical experts will meet today to make a decision on whether to end the pause on the Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. If approved, doses could begin again almost immediately. CBS News' Laura Podesta joins "CBSN AM" with details.
CDC and FDA leaning toward resuming J&J vaccine, sources say
A decision is expected Friday, more than a week after the vaccine's distribution was paused following reports of rare but dangerous blood clots in eight people under the age of 50.
Decision expected on J&J vaccine
The CDC and FDA are leaning toward resuming the Johnson & Johnson vaccine after it was halted following reports of blood clots, sources told CBS News. Janet Shamlian has more.
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Zika hits Miami Beach
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Zika fight in Florida
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NIH doctor on Zika
Dr. Anthony Fauci of the NIH says pregnant women, no matter where they are, should take precautions to prevent contracting the Zika virus. This comes as the CDC issues a U.S. travel advisory, and 14 cases have been reported in Florida.
Zika virus travel warning
The number of people infected with the Zika virus in Florida has grown by ten, bringing the total to 14. On Monday, the CDC took the unusual step of issuing a travel advisory for the area where the virus has been transmitted by mosquitoes. David Begnaud reports from Miami.
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