FDA official says 1 US death after J&J vaccine, one patient in critical condition

FDA briefing on Johnson & Johnson vaccine

Earlier, the FDA said there were 6 clots reported after more than 6.8 million doses.
They are warning health care providers who get patients with a low blood platelet count or blood clots to check if they’ve recently had the J&J vaccine.
Seeing these numbers, are we really going to halt the global rollout for 1 death among 6.8 million people? For a virus that’s killing thousands a day?
Update: The FDA said the pause is expected to be ‘a matter of days’.
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