This is an excerpt from the April 15, 2021 edition of Medically Necessary, a health care supply chain newsletter. Subscribe here.
What happened? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Food and Drug Administration recommended pausing the use of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine after a few recipients developed blood clots.
— Six women had blood clots after receiving the vaccine. One died and another is in critical condition, according to NPR.
— Right now, the CDC says these adverse...