Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Tuesday that the pause on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine would be temporary and would likely last only “days to weeks,” according to his understanding of the guidance from federal agencies. “What I heard from the previous press discussion was it’s gonna be more like days to weeks rather than weeks to months,” he told reporters during a White House briefing. Fauci said the pause was done out of an “abundance of caution,” and was a decision made by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). It would help the agencies find out more about the reports of rare blood clots among recipients. He also declined to comment on if the vaccine would be restricted or pulled, noting that it was too early for such discussions. “It really allows both the FDA and the CDC to further investigate these cases …
Fauci Says J&J Vaccine Pause Will Only Last ‘Days to Weeks,’ Rather Than Months
April 13, 2021
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