US health officials say no ‘causal’ link to blood clot found in J&J COVID vaccine

No “causal” link found between the Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccines and blood clots, US health authorities said on Friday as the EU’s drug regulator European Medicines Agency probed possible incidents in people who received the vaccine.  

A statement released by the US Food and Drug Administration regulator said, “At this time, we have not found a causal relationship with vaccination and we are continuing our investigation and assessment of these cases.” 

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“A few individuals” in the US suffered low platelet levels and clots after receiving the J&J’s vaccine as per the FDA, reported AFP.

The FDA said, “Both conditions can have many different causes. We will keep the public updated as we learn more.”

A statement released by the EMA said that four cases of rare blood clots have been reported so far. Out of these four, one patient lost their life after getting the J&J vaccine.