The United States of America (USA) has called for an immediate halt of the use of a Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) made the call on Tuesday.
FDA and CDC discovered six cases in the United States of a rare and severe type of blood clot that developed about two weeks after the vaccine was administered in these patients.
“CDC will convene a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) on Wednesday to further review these cases and assess their potential significance.
“This is important, in part, to ensure that the health care provider community is aware of the potential for these adverse events and can plan for proper recognition and management due to the unique treatment required with this type of blood clot,” a joint statement issued on Tuesday by CDC and FDA reads.
Source: The NewsGuru.
