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Biden urges calm after J&J vaccine pause

The Biden administration is pushing for patience as at least 46 states are pausing distribution of Johnson & Johnson's coronavirus vaccine. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe, Associated Press White House reporter Kenneth Tucker, and Politico White House reporter Meridith McGraw join CBSN's "Red & Blue" host Elaine Quijano to discuss the pause, plus the Biden administration's plans to pull all U.S. troops out of Afghanistan.

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States halting use of Johnson & Johnson vaccine

All 50 states are halting use of Johnson and Johnson's coronavirus vaccine after at least six women developed blood clots. As CBS News' Jericka Duncan reports, the FDA and the CDC recommended a temporary pause to investigate these cases out of an "abundance of caution." Dr. Taison Bell, a critical care and infectious disease physician and the medical ICU director at the University of Virginia, joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano to discuss the latest.

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How big of a concern is the J&J clotting issue?

The Biden administration says that pausing the distribution of Johnson & Johnson's coronavirus vaccine should not hamper the nation's ongoing vaccine efforts. As CBS News' Skyler Henry reports, the announcement comes as the U.S. calls to pause the distribution of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine after receiving reports that at least six women had suffered a rare blood-clotting disorder after getting their shot. Dr. Julie Morita, a former member of the Biden administration transition advisory board and the executive vice president of the Rober Wood Johnson Foundation, joins CBSN's Tanya Rivero to discuss the impact the pause could have on the nation's vaccine efforts.

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U.S. making strides in COVID vaccination efforts

The White House says the U.S. is administering coronavirus shots at a "record pace." Half of all adults are set to have received at least one dose of a vaccine by the end of the week. These advances come as the nation grapples with a rise in infections. As CBS News' Mola Lenghi reports, the outbreak in Michigan is raising concerns about how it will impact the rest of the country. Then, Dr. Mati Hlatshwayo Davis, an infectious disease physician, joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano to discuss what it will take to get numbers trending in the right direction.

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