Johnson & Johnson Updates U.S. COVID-19 Vaccine Fact Sheet

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ, May 5, 2022 - Our number one priority is the safety and well-being of those who use the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. Johnson & Johnson, in close coordination with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), has updated its U.S. COVID-19 Vaccine Fact Sheet to increase awareness about the risk of thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome (TTS), a rare but potentially life-threatening condition. Language about the risk of TTS has been added to the first page of the Fact Sheet to increase its prominence. Following the update to the Fact Sheet, the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine is now authorized in the U.S. for use in individuals 18 years of age and older for whom other FDA-authorized or approved COVID-19 vaccines are not accessible or clinically appropriate, as well as for individuals 18 years of age and older who elect to receive the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine because they would otherwise not receive a COVID-19 vaccine. This is consistent with the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommendations by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in December 2021 that express a clinical preference for individuals to receive an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine. Data continue to support a favorable benefit-risk profile for the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine in adults, when compared with no vaccine. Johnson & Johnson continues to collaborate with health authorities and regulators around the world t...
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