The Marshall Islands has halted usage of the Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine following a directive from the US Centers for Disease Control.

Just days before the US Centers for Disease Control announced a "pause" on the use of the Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine, the Marshall Islands had already extended its aggressive vaccine program to the first remote island using the new one-shot vaccine.

On Wednesday this week, the CDC put a temporary hold on use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine after six American women in the 18-48 age group developed blood clots among seven million people who received the Covid vaccine in the US.

The Marshall Islands, which receives Covid vaccines from the CDC, also halted use of this vaccine the same day in line with the CDC directive.