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ALBUQUERQUE — Despite having one of the highest poverty rates in the country, New Mexico is surging past states with far more resources in the race to achieve herd immunity against the coronavirus.

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UPDATE: Johnson & Johnson vaccine pause to continue as CDC committee postpones decision

Wed, 2021-04-14 18:04 — mike kraft

J&J vaccine to remain in limbo while officials seek evidence Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine will remain in limbo a while longer after U.S. health advisers told the government Wednesday that they need more evidence to decide if a handful of unusual... AP NEWS

Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine will remain in limbo a while longer after U.S. health advisers told the government Wednesday that they need more evidence to decide if a handful of unusual blood clots were linked to the shot — and if so, how big the potential risk really is.

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Headache appears to be initial symptom of vaccine blood clotting events --CDC official

Wed, 2021-04-14 17:42 — mike kraft

Headache appears to be initial symptom of blood clotting events, CDC's vaccine safety lead says Headache appears to be the main symptom among the six women who developed blood clots after receiving a Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine, Dr. Tom Shimabukuro, vaccine safety lead with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Covid-19 Response Team, said during a meeting of the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices on Wednesday. By Jessie Yeung and Kara Fox, CNN CNN

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Report from federal advisory board discussions of J&J vaccine

Wed, 2021-04-14 17:33 — mike kraft

CDC vaccine advisers review Johnson & Johnson shot after reports of rare blood clots Federal health officials had recommended Tuesday that states pause use of the vaccine while agencies review six U.S. cases of a rare and severe type of brain blood clot among the more than 7 million people who received the shot. Lena H. Sun, Carolyn Y. Johnson Washington Post

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OPINION: The new vaccine threat is fear itself

Wed, 2021-04-14 11:42 — mike kraft

The new vaccine threat is fear itself The Johnson & Johnson pause is the latest example of how we've struggled to keep COVID risks in perspective. Sam Baker Axios

The FDA’s decision to pause the use of Johnson & Johnson's coronavirus vaccine has set off a chain reaction of fear — about the safety of the vaccine, and about whether the FDA is overreacting — that's causing unnecessary drama just as the vaccine effort is finally picking up speed.

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