Expert Opinion
AINsight: Covid-19 Vaccination Updates
The pause on the J&J vaccination appears prudent since we must understand risk before making decisions on its use.

My plans to write about something other than Covid for this submission were sidetracked by the recent updates to the vaccine situation.  

As you know, the FAA had previously issued approval for pilots to fly (after a 48-hour no-fly wait) after receiving either the Pfizer or Moderna Covid-19 vaccines. Later, once the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccine also received an emergency use authorization (EUA), it too was added to the FAA-approved vaccination protocol. The AstraZeneca vaccine is in use in Europe but has not yet received an EUA for use in the U.S.

Robert Sancetta, M.D.
AIN Contributor
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Dr. Robert Sancetta is a former DC-10 captain with 11,000 flight hours. He has worked as a Senior AME since 1993 and is appointed as AME Consultant to the FAA Federal Air Surgeon.

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