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FDA issues warning on Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine side effect

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FDA issues warning on Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine side effect
FDA issues warning on Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine side effect

Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine may pose a "small possible risk" of a rare but potentially dangerous neurological reaction, U.S. health officials said Monday.

WITH WHAT PROMPTED THE WARNING.MATT: U.S. HEALTH AT ETH SHOWS-- OFFICIALS ARE ISSUING AWARNING FOR THE JOHNSON ANDJOHNSON VACCINE BECAUSE OF THERIS SKOF A RARE NEUROLOGICALCONDITION.THE CDC SAYS ROUGHLY 100 CASESOF GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROMEAVE HBEEN REPORTED IN PEOPLE WHO HAVERECEIVED THE VACCINE.THE DISORDER CAN CAUSE MUSECLWEAKNESS AND EVEN PARALYSIS.NEARLY 13 MILLION SEDOS OF THEVACCINE HAVE BEEN ADMINISTEREDAND DOCTORS SAY THE RISKS SHOULDNOT BE ALARMING.

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