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COVID-19: CDC Panel Recommends Moderna, Pfizer Vaccines Over Johnson & Johnson Jab COVID-19: CDC Panel Recommends Moderna, Pfizer Vaccines Over Johnson & Johnson Jab
Covid-19: CDC Panel Recommends Moderna, Pfizer Vaccines Over Johnson & Johnson Jab The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued new guidance saying that people shouldn’t get the one-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 shot if the Pfizer or Moderna option is available. Citing potentially life-threatening blood clots liked to the J & J jab, the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) met on Thursday, Dec. 16 following an update from the Food and Drug Administration. Federal officials halted the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine earlier this year for 10 days in April after six women experienced the blood-clotting problem — the only…

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COVID-19: Survivors At Risk For Heart Failure, Blood Clots A Year Later, New Study Says COVID-19: Survivors At Risk For Heart Failure, Blood Clots A Year Later, New Study Says
Covid-19: Survivors At Risk For Heart Failure, Blood Clots A Year Later, New Study Says Heart damage and blood clots a year after survivors shake off COVID-19 have shown that the effects of the virus extends well beyond the initial infection, a new study says. According to the study, even people who never showed enough symptoms to be hospitalized with the virus are in danger of developing heart failure or potentially deadly blood clots a year later. Researchers at the Veterans Affairs St. Louis Health Care System in Missouri reported that COVID-19 survivors who weren’t hospitalized had a 39 percent increased risk of developing heart failure in the first year compared to …

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COVID-19: New Study Reveals How Prevalent Blood Clots Are With Pfizer, Moderna Vaccines COVID-19: New Study Reveals How Prevalent Blood Clots Are With Pfizer, Moderna Vaccines
Covid-19: New Study Reveals How Prevalent Blood Clots Are With Pfizer, Moderna Vaccines The ratio of people who have suffered from blood clots after receiving the Moderna or Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is approximately the same as those who receive the AstraZeneca vaccine, according to a new study. Oxford University researchers found that the number of people who receive blood clots after getting vaccinated is approximately the same for all three vaccines, with four in one million people experiencing cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) after getting the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, compared to five in one million people for the AstraZeneca vaccine. The new study comes in the wake of A…

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