Covid-19: US regulators recommend ‘pause’ in use of J&J vaccine

Top US health authorities recommended a “pause” in the use of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine “out of an abundance of caution” as they investigate any links between it and blood clots, a regulator said Tuesday. The US Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control are assessing the “potential significance” of six reported cases of a rare blood clot in patients who have received the shot, the FDA tweeted. “Until that process is complete, we are recommending this pause,” it said. The regulator said that as…

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Bauchi set to repatriate commercial sex workers to states of origin

Commercial sex workers operating in Bauchi State will be repatriated to their various states of origin. This was made known by the Permanent Commissioner in charge of Hisbah in the Shariah Commission, Bauchi State, Barr. Aminu Balarae Isah, at a pre-Ramadan sensitization workshop held at Bayan Gari Area, a suburb of the state metropolis. He said this would enable them to get a more decent source of livelihood. He said that before their repatriation, the commission will take their data through a headcount of all the commercial sex workers operating…

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