Belgium Halts J&J COVID Vaccine for Under 41s After One Dies

Belgium Halts J&J COVID Vaccine for Under 41s After One Dies
A vial labeled "Johnson&Johnson coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine" is seen in this illustration picture, on May 2, 2021. Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Reuters
Reuters
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Belgium said on Wednesday it was suspending vaccinations with Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen COVID-19 vaccine for people under the age of 41 following the death of a woman from severe side effects after she was given the shot.

“The Inter-ministerial conference has decided to temporarily administer Janssen’s vaccine to the general population from the age of 41 years, pending a more detailed benefit-risk analysis by the EMA,” said a statement issued by Belgium’s federal health minister and seven regional counterparts.