“We have now an uncommon type of blood clotting syndrome, very particular to those vaccines, within the youthful age group ladies, and it is not like the opposite sorts of instances that these uncommon incidents happen. So I believe there most likely is, for adenovirus vaccines, some threat of this uncommon situation that is elevated in a selected age group,” stated Gawande.

Consultants on a Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention panel determined to postpone a choice on the usage of J&J’s single-dose Covid vaccine on Wednesday. They decided that they wanted extra time to evaluate the information and dangers. 

The assembly comes someday after federal well being businesses suggested that the U.S. ought to quickly pause the usage of J&J’s single-dose vaccine out of “an abundance of warning” after six ladies out of the roughly 6.9 million individuals who obtained the shot reported getting extreme blood clots.  By suspending the vote, the pause will stay in impact for now. 

Gawande, a surgeon and professor at Harvard’s T.H. Chan College of Public Well being, stated he believes the pause on the J&J vaccine for youthful populations is smart, whereas he additionally thinks that it may very well be lifted for older age teams.  

“I believe there may be sufficient data to know that for folks over 50 that is secure, and I believe they may have probably lifted the pause for the older age group,” stated Gawande on CNBC’s “The Information with Shepard Smith.” “I believe that that’s the place this may occasionally land, such as you noticed for AstraZeneca in Europe.” 

Greater than 7.2 million J&J doses have been administered nationwide, and the vaccine is liable for 9.5% of the roughly 75 million Individuals who’re totally vaccinated, in line with CDC information.

Gawande famous that the availability of the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines can be utilized to stem the surge of instances in states throughout the U.S. He informed host Shepard Smith that he is been advocating to push the second dose of the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines “out two, 4, six weeks” with the intention to double the variety of folks at the moment being vaccinated.