White House responds to calls to pause Johnson & Johnson vaccine over blood clot reports

White House Senior Coronavirus Coordinator Jeff Zients and director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Dr. Anthony Fauci responded on Monday to a report from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommending an immediate “pause” in the use of Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose COVID-19 vaccine.

• Johnson & Johnson halts COVID-19 vaccine trials amid U.S. blood clot reports