Johnson & Johnson pauses COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials

Drug maker Johnson & Johnson Oct. 12 announced the pause of its large-scale, pivotal, multi-country phase 3 trial for its JNJ-78436735 COVID-19 vaccine candidate. The pause is the result of an unexplained illness in a study volunteer participant. Johnson & Johnson announced the start of its phase 3 trial for the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies-developed vaccine on Sept. 23.
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