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NJ-Based Johnson & Johnson Pauses COVID-19 Vaccine Trial Due To Unexplained Participant Illness NJ-Based Johnson & Johnson Pauses COVID-19 Vaccine Trial Due To Unexplained Participant Illness
Nj-based Johnson & Johnson Pauses Covid-19 Vaccine Trial Due To Unexplained Participant Illness New Jersey-based Johnson & Johnson has paused its COVID-19 vaccine study because of an unexplained illness among a participant. Researchers running the 60,000 patient trial received a notice saying the "pausing rule has been met," Stat News reports. The online patient-enrolling system was subsequently closed and a meeting for the patient safety monitoring board comprised of independent committee met Monday evening, the report says. J&J -- based in New Brunswick -- declined to tell Stat News anything more than a study participant suffered an unexplained illness. The company began e…

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