Medsafe has asked for additional Janssen Covid-19 vaccine data before making a decision on whether to approve it. Photo / APMedsafe has asked for additional Janssen Covid-19 vaccine data before making a decision on whether to approve it. Photo / APThe country's medicine regulator has asked for more information from pharmaceutical company Janssen before making a decision to approve its Covid-19 vaccine. The Ministry of Health said that Medsafe issued a number of additional requests for data from Janssen, after receiving information from the FDA about the cases of blood clots. Medsafe group manager Chris James said the medicines regulator expected to provide an update on the Janssen approval process in the next two to three weeks.

Source: New Zealand Herald April 15, 2021 04:18 UTC