Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine Study Paused Due to Unexplained Illness in Participant

Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine Study Paused Due to Unexplained Illness in Participant
The Johnson & Johnson logo at the New York Stock Exchange on Sept. 17, 2019. Brendan McDermid/Reuters
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Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine study has been paused due to an unexplained illness in a study participant, the company announced on Monday.

“We have temporarily paused further dosing in all our COVID-19 vaccine candidate clinical trials, including the Phase 3 ENSEMBLE trial, due to an unexplained illness in a study participant,” J&J said in a statement on its website.