CDC panel recommends resuming use of Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine

• The panel's vote on Friday was 10-4 in favor of recommending the use of J&J's vaccine for "persons 18 years of age and older in the U.S. population under the FDA's Emergency Use Authorization." One member abstained.
• Johnson & Johnson said it supported adding a warning label to its shot. The language for the label has been agreed upon with the Food and Drug Administration, the company noted.

The big picture: The FDA on April 13 recommended an immediate halt to the use of the J&J vaccine, citing cases of a rare blood clot disorder that six women developed within two weeks of receiving the shot.

• All 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico paused or recommended a halt on the use of that vaccine.

• The CDC said Friday that at least nine additional women have developed blood clots, but that the chances of people developing the disorder remains extremely low.
• Three women have died of the rare blood clots, and seven remain hospitalized, the CDC told the advisory panel Friday.
• About 8 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine have been administered so far, per the CDC.

What to watch: The FDA is expected to soon make its decision on Johnson & Johnson vaccine pause.