The US Food and Drug Administration hit pause Tuesday on Johnson & Johnson’s single-shot coronavirus vaccine. Shortly after, the drug company announced it was delaying the rollout of the vaccine in Europe amid the probe. The World’s Elana Gordon covers global health for the show and joins host Carol Hills in breaking down why this vaccine is so important for the world, and what this pause means.
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