J&J’s Shots Has Setback

Ohio’s governor and health officials remain optimistic about the state’s coronavirus vaccine distribution plan…even as providers and some college campuses suspend using the Johnson & Johnson vaccine…while federal officials investigate reports of potentially dangerous blood clots. The CDC and the FDA had recommended a pause…while the agencies investigate the effects on six women, in the days after their vaccination. This…in combination with reduced platelet counts that would make the usual treatment for the clots dangerous.