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by joecool1029 261 days ago
> The J & J vaccine was approved at the time, but was later banned for causing chronic health effects.

That's not what happened. Authorities received rare reports of a clotting disorder and paused it for 11 days to investigate. That pause was lifted but the panic caused a crash in demand and J&J withdrew it from the market. Source: https://arstechnica.com/health/2023/06/j-fda-revokes-authori...
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WillPostForFood 261 days ago
It seems like you are implying that the pause was lifted because they found nothing. That's not quite right. J&J vaccine killed 9 people, and the FDA issued restrictions on who could get it, limitations on who should get it, and warnings about the side effects.

https://www.fda.gov/media/146304/download

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joecool1029 261 days ago
> It seems like you are inferring that the pause was lifted because they found nothing. That's not quite right.

I am not and my source covers this.

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WillPostForFood 261 days ago
Your source doesn't mention the nine deaths or the blood clotting side effect. It doesn't convey that there were legitimate, validated reasons for the pause and downgrade. "Rare reports" and "Nine Deaths" reads differently.
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