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Johnson & Johnson said Monday it has paused further dosing in its trial while the participant's illness is reviewed and evaluated by an independent Data Safety Monitoring Board as well as the company's clinical and safety physicians. 8 after a second participant was diagnosed with a neurological condition. Another trial, run by AstraZeneca, was halted Sept. Johnson & Johnson's JNJ-78436735 vaccine is one of four large-scale, final-stage COVID-19 vaccine trials underway in the U.S.

It is not known if the unidentified illness is related to the vaccine, but clinical protocols require a pause while it is investigated. Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine Trial Paused By Unexplained Illness A document sent to outside researchers running the 60,000-patient clinical trial states that a “pausing rule” has been met, that the online system used to enroll patients in the study has been closed, and that the data and safety monitoring board - an independent committee that watches over the safety of patients in the clinical trial - would be convened. The study of Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine has been paused due to an unexplained illness in a study participant. Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 Vaccine Study Paused Due To Illness The pause is at least the second such hold to occur among several vaccines that have reached large-scale final tests in the U.S. The company said in a statement Monday evening that illnesses, accidents and other so-called adverse events “are an expected part of any clinical study, especially large studies,” but that its physicians and a safety monitoring panel would try to determine what might have caused the illness. ‘Unexplained Illness’ Halts Testing Of Johnson & Johnson’s VaccineĪ second final-phase vaccine trial is now on hold after Johnson & Johnson temporarily paused testing of its COVID-19 vaccine due to a participant becoming ill.Ģnd COVID-19 Vaccine Trial Paused Over Unexplained IllnessĪ late-stage study of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate has been paused while the company investigates whether a study participant’s “unexplained illness” is related to the shot.
