Story at a glance:
- The Johnson & Johnson vaccines are returning after being paused since April 13.
- Health officials say the pros outweigh the cons.
- The FDA and J&J have decided to change the language on the label to better reflect the vaccine’s side effects.
After being put on pause on April 13, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and vaccine advisors voted last Friday to continue distributing Johnson & Johnson (J&J) coronavirus vaccine.
The J&J vaccine was paused over concerns of developing very rare blood clots. However, experts say they are willing to accept the negative side effect because of how effectively the vaccine works, CNN reported.
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“The Janssen Covid-19 vaccine is recommended for persons 18 years of age and older in the U.S. population under the [Food and Drug Administration’s] emergency use authorization,” the new language of the vote said.
“The vote is 10 in favor, four opposed and one abstention. The motion carries,” Jose Romero, Arkansas secretary of health and chair of the CDC’s Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices (ACIP), said.
The FDA will update the vaccine’s label, adding that women under the age of 50 run a small risk of developing blood clots from the vaccine. Officials for Johnson & Johnson also said they had agreed to update language for the label.
“We are awaiting and anticipate that the FDA will be putting out a new, a newly approved EUA language,” ACIP Executive Secretary Amanda Cohn said. “And additionally, we will be taking the input from today, along with this language that FDA will publish and both FDA and CDC will have communication materials and education materials including infographics, patient fact sheets.”
Despite an increase in people interested in getting vaccinated, Johnson & Johnson is the least popular, with some addressing their concerns, ABC News reported.
“Just 46% think it’s very or somewhat safe, compared with more than 7 in 10 for the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines. And 73% of those not yet vaccinated said they were unwilling to accept a J&J shot,” according to ABC News.
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