Nation | by Elizabeth Merab
The United States has suspended use of a coronavirus vaccine Kenya is eyeing over blood clot fears.
US regulators Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Tuesday suspended use of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine after six recipients developed a rare disorder involving blood clots, within about two weeks of getting vaccinated with the single-dose jab.
The CDC and the FDA said they will stop using the drug, developed by J&J’s Janssen Pharmaceuticals division. CDC data indicates 6.8 million doses of the vaccine have…
