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U.S. lifts pause on J&J vaccine

Federal health officials have given the green light to resume use of Johnson and Johnson's coronavirus vaccine. A CDC panel recommended Friday to resume using the vaccine, more than a week after it was put on pause over reports of blood clots. As Nikki Battiste reports, the vaccine will now come with a warning for some women. Dr. Payal Patel, an infectious diseases physician at the Universy of Michigan's Medical School, joined CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss the decision.

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CDC discusses Johnson & Johnson vaccine

A CDC advisory committee reconvened on Friday to discuss whether it's safe to resume administering the Johnson and Johnson one-dose COVID-19 vaccine. This comes after several people reported developing blood clots after receiving the shot. At least two people have died as a result of those clots. Tanya Rivero spoke with Dr. William Schaffner, professor of Infectious Diseases at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, about what outcome we can expect from the meeting.

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