The Johnson & Johnson vaccine was paused by the CDC after 6 patients were diagnosed with blood clots (cavernous sinus thromboses) several days after receiving their injection. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices met to discuss a way forward. Unfortunately, they made no recommendations regarding ending this pause. Dr. Will Parker and Dr. Govind Persad published an opinion piece in The Washington Post entitled, “Extending the Johnson & Johnson vaccine pause for a week was a deadly mistake”. They discussed the extensive ramifications of a prolonging the pause based on these extremely low risks of complications. They argue that the ACIP does not have appropriate representation from a public health perspective. After presenting the article, I review the for basic principles of clinical medical ethics and how they are related to this issue.
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