The CDC changed its stance on the J&J vaccine after rare blood clots were found in 57 out of 17 million recipients.
The condition is characterized by the formation of blood clots as well as a low platelet count , according to the Melbourne Vaccine Education Centre.
In the ACIP presentation, which looked at 54 TTS cases in people vaccinated this year between March 2 and August 31, it was noted that the majority of people who developed the condition were female, white non-Hispanic people with a median age of 44.5 years old. Previously in a November update, the CDC had said the symptoms of TTS had started between three and 15 days after vaccination.
While the CDC now endorses ACIP's decision expressing a clinical preference of an mRNA vaccine over the J&J one, the J&J vaccine is still available.
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