California to Expand Vaccine Eligibility As Federal Officials Hit Pause on Johnson & Johnson Supply

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🗓️ 14 April 2021

⏱️ 55 minutes

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California is pausing the use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine following a recommendation to do so from federal health officials who reported extremely rare blood clot complications in six patients. Meanwhile, California plans to expand vaccine eligibility to everyone 16 and older on Thursday. So far, roughly 40 percent of Californians have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and more than one in five are fully vaccinated, but experts say the state has a ways to go. We’ll hear the latest developments about the J&J vaccine and talk about what we can expect as the state prepares to open up eligibility. For more information about booking a vaccine appointment, check out KQED's guide to vaccines. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:57.1	California has paused the use of the Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine following a recommendation from federal health officials after six patients experienced extremely rare blood clot
1:03.4	complications. Meanwhile, California plans to expand vaccine eligibility to everyone 16 and older on
1:10.4	Thursday.
1:11.5	So far, roughly 40% of Californians have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine,
1:17.0	and more than one in five are fully vaccinated.
1:20.0	But experts say the state has a ways to go.
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