WASHINGTON — Surgeon General Vivek Murthy had a message Friday afternoon for the 6.8 million Americans who have received the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine and who, in recent days, have read concerning reports about blood clotting: “The vast and overwhelming likelihood is that you will be just fine,” Dr. Murthy said during a briefing of the White House COVID-19 response team.
He added that the response team was quite confident in that assertion, which is in keeping with what scientists know about the vaccine.
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
The Biden administration told states on Tuesday to stop using the Johnson & Johnson vaccine after