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The Janssen vaccine, which had a small number of side effects, recommended the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC, to resume its use today (24th). The CDC has announced that it recommends corona vaccination even for pregnant women.
Correspondent Kim Soo-hyung reports from Washington.
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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and CDC external advisory bodies held a meeting and recommended the resumption of the Janssen vaccine, which was decided to discontinue use due to controversy over side effects.
Of the 8 million people who received Jansen's corona vaccine in the U.S., 15 cases of thrombotic side effects were finally counted.
However, we decided to add a warning to the vaccine label that women under the age of 50 should be aware that they have an increased risk of thrombosis.
[Jose Romero/CDC Chairman of External Advisory Board: In the United States, it is recommended to vaccinate Janssen vaccinations in the United States.]
CDC has announced that it is recommending that pregnant women get the corona vaccine as well.
In the past, it was an individual choice, but it was a position that pregnant women could get the vaccine, but now they are recommending vaccination.
[Walensky/Director of CDC, USA: The important thing is that no safety concerns were found.
That's why the CDC recommends that pregnant women get the corona vaccine as well.]
The vaccine's effectiveness is showing that the number of corona deaths in the U.S. has decreased by 80% from the peak.
However, the number of vaccinations per day fell to 3.4 million on the 13th and then gradually decreased to less than 3 million in 15 days.
U.S. health authorities are also deepening concerns about persuading people who refuse to be vaccinated to achieve collective immunity.