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COVID-19 — United States
California State Epidemiologist Dr Erica S Pan issued the following statement today [17 Jan 2021] recommending providers pause the administration of lot 41L20A of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine due to possible allergic reactions that are under investigation.
“Our goal is to provide the COVID vaccine safely, swiftly, and equitably,” said Dr Pan. “A higher-than-usual number of possible allergic reactions were reported with a specific lot of Moderna vaccine administered at one community