The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is investigating the death of an Oregon woman and the hospitalization of another in Texas after receiving Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine, state health officials said.
The incidents come as advisers to the CDC are set to meet on Friday to consider whether it is safe to resume injections of the single-dose vaccine, while senior health officials prepare for a green light.
“It’s important to remember that just because something is reported, it doesn’t necessarily mean it was caused by, or linked to, the vaccine,” said Imelda Garcia of the Texas health agency, according to the Austin American-Statesman newspaper.
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