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How the 'Pause' on the J&J Shot Will Affect the Vaccination Campaign
The public health community has been clear that the best vaccine is the first one available to you, but today, federal health officials called for a "pause" on using the J&J vaccine after several recipients developed a blood clotting disorder. S. Mitra Kalita, co-founder of URL Media and CEO and publisher of Epicenter-NYC, and Mark Horowitz MD, family medical practitioner in lower Manhattan, talk about the scientific differences in the shots, and how this news will affect the distribution campaign.
Plus, Mark Levine, New York City council member (D, district 7, Washington Heights, West Harlem, Upper West Side) and chair of the Council Health Committee, talks about what the J&J news means for the city's vaccine distribution and logistics.