The Johnson & Johnson Pause Shows The System Is Working

PODCAST-19: FiveThirtyEight on the Novel Coronavirus by FiveThirtyEight.com

Apr 13, 202114:19Science & Medicine

Federal health agencies asked states to pause in their use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine while U.S. officials investigate reports of an extremely rare blood-clotting syndrome that has developed in six people who have...

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