US Runs Out of J&J’s COVID-19 Vaccine

May 17, 2023

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced that the US is officially out of J&J’s COVID-19 vaccine. The final batches of the vaccine expired earlier this month and now the agency is ordering all remaining vials to be disposed of. The vaccine’s administration has long been restricted to certain groups with limited access to the more widely used mRNA vaccines.

According to Fraiser Kansteiner, “Unlike the more popular mRNA shots, J&J’s only required a single dose for patients to complete their primary vaccine series. Still, J&J’s glory days in the U.S. were short-lived. The month after the vaccine snagged its emergency use authorization, the FDA recommended “a pause in the use of this vaccine out of an abundance of caution,” after six recipients—all women between 18 and 48—were diagnosed with rare blood clots. About a week later, U.S. vaccine advisers agreed vaccinations should resume, albeit with a warning label noting the blood clot risk.”

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(Source: Fierce Pharma, May 16th, 2023)

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