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Johnson & Johnson said that it was still "confident" about its COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended that Americans get inoculated with rival vaccines instead.... ...The CDC confirmed 54 cases of Johnson & Johnson vaccine recipients developing the rare blood-clotting disorder thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome (TTS), including nine deaths. All of those who developed TTS were hospitalized, while most of the deaths were in people with underlying conditions.... ...Research indicates that infection with COVID-19 is much more likely to result in the development of rare blood clots than vaccination against the virus....

"Salt Lake City, UT — Richard Harward, a basketball player at Brigham Young University, announced this week that he was no longer going to be able to play with the team this season, according to The COVID World. Harward suffered blood clots and severe heart inflammation just days after taking a Pfizer shot, which he did not want to take. He said he had “horrible pressure and pain in his chest,” and he eventually collapsed during an exhibition game. ..."

@Breaking911 BREAKING: US health advisers recommend Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines over J&J shot because of rare but serious blood clot side effect - AP