In case you missed it, On May 5th , the FDA “strictly limited” the use of Johnson & Johnson’s safe and effective adenovirus-based covid vaccine. The New York Times reported the breaking story in an article headlined “Citing Safety Concerns, F.D.A. Further Limits J.&J. Covid Vaccine.”
The new rules limit the use of J&J to adults who cannot get Pfizer’s or Moderna’s shot, or for whom those shots are not “clinically appropriate,” explained the FDA, citing safety concerns about the safe and effective drug. In a statement, Johnson & Johnson said the FDA’s action reflected the already-known risk of “rare but serious” blood-clotting side effects, not any new data on the rate at which it occurs.

According to last week’s FDA announcement, there are now sixty (60) reports of blood-clotting disorders, including only six (6) deaths, after taking the safe and effective drug. Not to worry though, the FDA is on it! They’re following the science and sideling a potentially dangerous drug after alertly identifying a few safety signals out of all the noise of millions of injections! What a great agency.

Now flashing back in time, at the outset of things the government agencies and politicians and experts PROMISED, over and over, that the drugs were COMPLETELY safe and effective and that there was NO CHANCE of any long-term problems. We were advised that it was ESTABLISHED SCIENCE. In fact the mere questioning of the established science, would get you banned from Social media platforms such as Twitter, YouTube and or Facebook. I’m assuming now that the FDA is the one raising questions about vaccine safety, it’s okay right? Furthermore, given this might lead to some vaccine hesitancy, once again all okay since it’s the FDA that’s putting out the information, right?

One of the things that was missing from the Times story was the fact that the 60 cases and 6 deaths are all old reports, having occurred way back in 2021. That’s what J&J was alluding to when it noted the new limitations weren’t based on any “new data.” So, what took so long? Inquiring minds want to know, FDA?