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Johnson & Johnson to temporarily halt rollout of Covid vaccines in Europe

The UK has ordered 30 million doses of the one-shot jab, which is in phase-three trials

The rollout of the coronavirus vaccine developed by Johnson & Johnson in Europe has been delayed, following a move in the US to immediately pause use of the jab while reports of blood clots are investigated.

Johnson & Johnson, which operates under the name of its Belgian subsidiary Janssen for its one-dose vaccine in the UK and Europe, said on 13 April it had “made the decision to proactively delay the rollout of our vaccine in Europe”.

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