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Public confidence in Johnson & Johnson vaccine plummets after FDA pause, polling shows

Public confidence in the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine has plummeted in the wake of the federal government putting a pause on its rollout, highlighting the possible long-run costs of the decision. The share of people saying that the Johnson & Johnson vaccine was very or somewhat safe plunged from 52% to 37%, according to… Read More »

AstraZeneca to resume vaccine trials after ‘potentially unexplained illness’ prompted pause

AstraZeneca announced that it was restarting phase three coronavirus vaccine trials after they were paused when a participant became ill. The pharmaceutical giant announced the resumption on Saturday after the trials were put on hold on Sunday. The patient in question, a woman, was from the United Kingdom and reportedly suffered a rare spinal cord… Read More »