NEW YORK (1010 WINS) – Earlier this week, the CDC and FDA recommended a pause in using the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to investigate the connection between six people who developed blood clots after getting the shot.
Health officials in New York and around the country took quick steps to stop distributing the vaccine. After meeting on Wednesday, an advisory panel to the CDC asked for more time to review the cases before making a recommendation.
On this week's episode, we discuss the issues that led up to the pause, what medical experts are saying about this vaccine, and how this could impact the distribution of vaccines during the pandemic.
Our first guest is Dr. Amesh Adalja, an infectious disease expert at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security in Baltimore, to discuss the pause and what it means to our current vaccination push.
We'll also hear from Dr. Torian Easterling, First Deputy Commissioner of the NYC Department Of Health and Mental Hygiene, to hear about the city's response to the pause.
And finally, we'll speak with Dr. Carlos Del Rio, the Executive Associate Dean at Emory University School of Medicine, to learn about vaccines and safety.
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