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Are airlines holding meetings to discuss the risks of blood clots for COVID-19 vaccinated passengers?

By Kaiyah Clarke
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There is no public evidence of such meetings, and various claims posted on social media offer no proof. Posts have gone so far as to say airlines are looking to ban vaccinated people because of the risk of blood clots. That's not true.

While federal health officials paused the release of the Janssen/J&J vaccine when six women out of the first 6.8 million who received it developed a rare clotting disorder, there was no correlation to air travel noted by the FDA when it reapproved the vaccine.

In fact, CDC guidance for domestic and international travel recommends delaying a trip until fully vaccinated, and the Federal Aviation Administration shares that guidance on its website.

Airlines for America, a lobbying group, says U.S. airlines "have routinely expressed our belief that widespread vaccination can serve as the foundation for re-opening critical international markets."

See a full discussion of this at Lead Stories
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Sources
Food and Drug Administration Fact sheet for health care providers administering vaccines
Centers for Disease Control Domestic Travel During COVID-19
Centers for Disease Control International Travel During COVID-19
Federal Aviation Administration Vaccinated and Traveling? Visit FlyHealthy.gov and Know Before You Go
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Fact briefs are short, credibly sourced summaries that offer “yes/no” answers in response to claims found online. They rely on publicly available, often primary source data and documents. Fact briefs are created by contributors to Gigafact —a nonprofit project looking to expand participation in fact-checking and protect the democratic process. See all fact briefs here.