J&J Vaccine: Some CDC Advisors Question Warning’s Strength As Clot Reports Grow, Female Use Drops
Executive Summary
Some ACIP members argued woman older than 50 should also be singled out in warning for Johnson & Johnson’s COIVD-19 vaccine and said that people need to be more clearly told they can get alternative vaccines that don’t have this risk.
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