J&J COVID-19 Vaccine Pause Expected To Be Brief, But Subsequent Use May Be Restricted
Executive Summary
CDC’s ACIP likely to discuss criteria needed to lift pause and whether to recommend that the vaccine not be used in specific groups. Former CBER official says FDA and CDC will look at reports for other adenovirus vector vaccines, including J&J’s Ebola vaccine, and the biological plausibility that cases of rare blood clots are directly associated with the vaccine.
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