CDC officially updates its recommendation to say shots made by Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech are now preferred over Johnson & Johnson's vaccine due to new safety concerns
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changed its recommendations for Covid-19 vaccines Thursday to make clear that shots made by Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech are preferred over Johnson & Johnson's vaccine.
The new recommendation:"mRNA vaccines are preferred over the Janssen Covid-19 vaccine for the prevention of Covid-19 for those 18 years of age and over."Earlier Thursday, the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices endorsed the updated recommendation after hearing new data indicating that a rare blood clotting syndrome is more common among people who recently got a J&J vaccine than previously believed. CDC Director Dr.
About 16 million Americans have been given the Janssen vaccine.Dr. Penny Heaton, global therapeutic head for vaccines at Janssen, told the meeting that the J&J vaccine is unique."We are confident in the positive benefit/risk profile of our vaccine. It is saving lives in the US here today and on every continent around the globe. Our vaccine is different. It's long-lasting. It offers high levels of protection, and it offers breadth of protection," Heaton told the meeting.
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