The pause on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine could be lifted as early as next week as federal health authorities are leaning toward letting the use of the vaccine resume with a warning.

Two government officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity said that internal discussions within the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were moving in the direction of lifting the pause, according to the Washington Post.

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