The U.S. has paused the Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine to investigate reports of blood clots -- a sound measure, but “There's no question that this is red meat for the anti-vaccine lobby,” Dr. @PeterHotez tells @mehdirhasan. He explains how:

Apr 13, 2021 · 11:40 PM UTC

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.@GovindPersad worries that the FDA’s pause on the J&J vaccine will interfere with “individual decisions between patients and providers”: “In a pandemic, you have to compare the risk that you're facing from Covid with the risk that you're facing from a vaccine.”
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Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @PeterHotez @mehdirhasan
Jerome Adams
 @JeromeAdamsMD
13 Apr 2021
People are appropriately concerned about the acute possibility of emboldening the vaccine resistant community. But imagine their reaction if @US_FDA sat on the data and even one more person was harmed? This was a no win, but transparency and caution was the better play.
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Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @PeterHotez @mehdirhasan
Six people in over 6 million reported blood clots. Six.
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Nice to see Whitehouse sharing info
The White House
 @WhiteHouse
13 Apr 2021
Here’s what you need to know about the Johnson & Johnson vaccine pause:
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Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @PeterHotez @mehdirhasan
People question the safety of a brand new vaccine with no long-term trials? Must be the Russians!
Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @PeterHotez @mehdirhasan
Not surprised one bit. Why would you believe that some vaccine would benefit you in the first place? This is just a very bad flu. Everything has its time and when this runs its course it'll be life back to normal again.
Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @PeterHotez @mehdirhasan
The Astra Zeneca vaccine, with similar miniscule risks, has been put on-hold in Denmark (and other parts of the EU) for the past month. Huge lack of confidence now due to uneven communication and caution. My son got his first AZ shot in March - now on hold for the 2nd. #limbo
Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @PeterHotez @mehdirhasan
We should amplify ourselves over them and maybe our narratives will prevail.
Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @PeterHotez @mehdirhasan
These risks have been known since the 90's His name was Jesse Gelsinger...