COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Now: Soft Rollout, Not Pause, After Reports Of Guillain-Barré Syndrome

Unlike its response to incidents of blood clots with J&J’s vaccine, the US FDA is not calling for a pause in its administration following reports of about 100 cases of Guillain-Barré syndrome. CDC advisory panel is to discuss the issue at an upcoming meeting.

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CDC and FDA report rare cases of neurological disorder with J&J's COVID-19 vaccine • Source: Alamy

Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine has been associated with a small risk of Guillain-Barré syndrome, but unlike with its link to rare incidents of blood clots, the US Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are not requesting a pause in the administration of the shot.

The CDC issued a statement on 12 July noting that the CDC and FDA are monitoring reports of Guillain-Barre syndrome after receipt of J&J’s vaccine, distributed by its Janssen unit....

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