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A federal advisory committee is reviewing the CDC's recommendation to pause the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine due to rare blood clot cases. The committee seeks more information and plans to reconvene in a week to 10 days. Meanwhile, a CDC study suggests that leaving middle seats vacant on airplanes can reduce COVID-19 exposure by 23% to 57%. However, airlines argue that mask-wearing and enhanced cleaning are sufficient for safety, and most have resumed selling middle seats. Special thanks are given to Kaiser Health News for their collaboration.

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