Fauci Expects U.S. Will ‘Continue to Use’ J&J Vaccine: ‘I Doubt Very Seriously If They Just Cancel It’

Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Sunday he doubts that the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine is halted entirely.

Last week the U.S. called for a pause in J&J vaccine distribution over a reported six cases of serious blood clots out of the millions of people who have gotten the one-dose coronavirus vaccine.

On Meet the Press, Chuck Todd started off by asking Fauci if Americans will “know something more definitive” by Friday, when the advisory committee meets.

Fauci said he believes by Friday “we’ll know which way we’re going on this,” and added, “Hopefully we’ll get back on track.”

He defended the pause and said “hopefully it’ll be a quite temporary pause.”

At one point Todd asked Fauci, “What’s more likely: that we will still use the Johnson & Johnson vaccine with some restrictions, or is it very possible we don’t use it at all?”

Fauci said he couldn’t give a definitive answer, but told Todd his estimate is that “we will continue to use it in some form.”

“I doubt very seriously if they just cancel it. I don’t think that’s going to happen. I do think that there will likely be some sort of warning or restriction or risk assessment. I don’t think it’s just going to go back and say, ‘Okay, everything’s fine,’ and go right back. I think it’ll likely say, ‘Okay, we’re going to use it. But be careful under these certain circumstances.'”

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