Tag: Johnson &amp; Johnson

31 December 2021, 12:00 PM

The African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) has showcased two case studies of people they claim to have been adversely affected ...

A healthcare worker receives the Johnson and Johnson coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination at Khayelitsha Hospital near Cape Town, South Africa, February 17, 2021.

J&J booster shot is 85% effective in preventing COVID-19-related hospitalisations: Sisonke Study

by Lebo Tshangela

New preliminary results from the Sisonke study on the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccination in South African healthcare ...

SA to donate J&J COVID-19 vaccines to other African countries

17 December 2021, 11:31 AM

The South African Government has signed an agreement with the African Vaccination Acquisition Trust (AVAT) to donate more than 2 ...

A young lady gets vaccinated at a vaccination site in Houghton, Johannesburg.

Unvaccinated youth urged to get COVID-19 injection as fourth wave fears mount

25 November 2021, 11:30 AM

The Health Department's Acting Director-General, Dr Nicholas Crisp, has reiterated the call for unvaccinated youth to get the COVID-19 vaccine, ...

Data suggests mRNA booster dose generates stronger antibody response after J&J shot: Axios

by Lebo Tshangela

13 October 2021, 7:22 AM

People who received Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine will have a stronger neutralizing antibody response if they get an mRNA ...

A medical worker injects the AstraZeneca's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine to a woman at the Nationa Hospital in Abuja, Nigeria March 31, 2021.

Nigeria to resume COVID-19 vaccinations on August 16

11 August 2021, 8:20 AM

Nigeria will restart COVID-19 inoculations on August 16 after taking delivery of 4 million doses of Moderna vaccine, with shipments ...

South African study shows high COVID protection from J&J shot

6 August 2021, 12:40 PM

Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine is working well in South Africa, offering protection against severe disease and death, the co-head of ...

African Union says J&J vaccine shipments begin, warns of slow pace of deliveries

6 August 2021, 11:01 AM

African Union officials said on Thursday that the body had begun shipping COVID-19 vaccine doses acquired from Johnson & Johnson ...

Johnson & Johnson in discussion with FDA regarding COVID-19 vaccine side effects

by Wendy Mothata

13 July 2021, 2:17 AM

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) said on Monday it was in discussions with the US Food and Drug Administration about rare cases ...

KZN Health department says over 337 000 people have been vaccinated with the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine in the province since the start of the phase 2 roll out.

KZN embarks on drive to encourage people in rural areas to vaccinate

by Bongisipho Magcaba

17 June 2021, 9:46 AM

The KwaZulu-Natal Health Department is embarking on an intensive drive to encourage people over the age of 60, in the ...

At issue is the Emergent BioSolutions plant in Baltimore which was shutdown by the FDA in April after it reported that J&J doses were likely contaminated by a drug material intended for the AstraZeneca vaccine, which was also being manufactured at the plant.

FDA orders J&J to discard 60 million doses of vaccines due to possible contamination

11 June 2021, 7:54 PM

The New York Times reports that the Food and Drug Administration has decided that about 60 million doses of Johnson ...

South Africa has ordered 31 million J&J doses.

SA should not be deterred by US pause of J&J vaccine roll out: WHO

8 June 2021, 6:02 AM

The World Health Organisation says South Africa should not be deterred by the United States' temporary pause on the roll ...

Naptosa says 500 000 Johnson & Johnson vaccines have been secured for the education sector and the roll out is expected to start on Wednesday.

Teachers receiving COVID-19 vaccinations dependant on US FDA probe findings on J&J vaccine

7 June 2021, 9:49 AM

Teachers' union Naptosa has confirmed that educators and other support staff at public schools are set to receive their first ...

Nearly 8 million people in the United States have received the J&J vaccine.

J&J to resume rollout of COVID-19 vaccine in Europe with safety warning

by Richard Brooks

21 April 2021, 4:06 AM

Johnson & Johnson said on Tuesday it will resume rolling out its COVID-19 vaccine in Europe after the region's medical ...

US health regulators called for a pause in administering the J&J vaccine last week due to reports of serious brain blood clots in six women under age 50 who received the shot out of some 7 million vaccinated with it in the United States.

Mkhize to make announcement soon on resumption of J&J vaccine rollout

19 April 2021, 5:03 PM

Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize says he will make an announcement soon about the resumption of the rollout of the ...

Johnson & Johnson and Pfizer are charging the country 10 US dollars per dose of vaccine

J&J refusing to sign off on supply of 20 million COVID-19 vaccine doses: Mkhize

by Bongisipho Magcaba

14 April 2021, 12:22 PM

Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize has told Parliament that Johnson and Johnson is refusing to sign off the supply of ...

South Africa has also paused the use of the Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, although no cases of blood clots have been reported in the countr

Probe under way to determine possibility of blood clots being caused by J&J COVID-19 vaccine

14 April 2021, 11:36 AM

The Co-Chair of the Ministerial Advisory Committee on COVID-19, Barry Schoub, has sought to explain potential reasons behind the rare occurrence ...

The panel is reviewing six reported cases of rare brain blood clots in women who received the J&J vaccine, a day after federal regulators paused its use to assess the issue.

SA suspends J&J vaccine rollout

13 April 2021, 8:00 PM

The announcement was made by Health Minister Zweli Mkhize on Tuesday night in response to a decision by federal health ...

In a joint statement, the FDA and the Centres for Disease Control said it was investigating blood clots in six women who received the J&J single dose shot.

EFF calls for the suspension of the J&J vaccine rollout

13 April 2021, 6:45 PM