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Johnson & Johnson pauses COVID-19 vaccine trial

Johnsons Phase 3 trial started in September and it is one of six coronavirus vaccines being tested in the US, and one of four in the most advanced, Phase 3 stage

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US pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson announced that it has temporarily paused its Covid-19 vaccine trial after a participant became unwell.

"We have temporarily paused further dosing in all our Covid-19 vaccine candidate clinical trials, including the Phase 3 ENSEMBLE trial, due to an unexplained illness in a study participant," Xinhua news agency quoted the company as saying in a statement on Monday.

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