Johnson & Johnson's coronavirus vaccine trial is paused after 'adverse event' in a participant

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Johnson & Johnson’s late-stage coronavirus vaccine was paused after a participant reported an “adverse event” about 36 hours earlier, the company’s chief financial officer said Tuesday. The pause will allow the data and safety monitoring board to thoroughly investigate the unexplained illness, CFO Joseph Wolk said in an interview on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” “We’re letting safety protocol follow proper procedure here,” he said, adding that pauses in trials are “not uncommon.” “What it should also do is reassure the public that every scientific, medical and ethical standard is being applied here,” Wol