Tag: Johnson &amp; Johnson

Labour union, Nehawu, has raised concerns about the delays in the delivery of procured vaccines by suppliers.

A medical worker prepares a dose of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination center, amid the coronavirus disease outbreak, in Ronquieres, Belgium April 6, 2021.

AstraZeneca woes grow as African Union, Australia, Philippines curb COVID shots

8 April 2021, 7:35 PM

Australia and the Philippines limited use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday, while the Africa Union dropped plans to buy ...

Congo received the vaccines on March 2 and was expected to begin the inoculation campaign almost immediately but delayed rollout after several European countries suspended the use of the shots

US puts J&J in charge of plant that botched COVID-19 vaccine, removes AstraZeneca

by Nthabi Thipa

4 April 2021, 11:42 AM

The United States has put Johnson and Johnson in charge of a plant that ruined 15 million doses of its ...

J&J entered into a deal with the African Vaccine Acquisition Trust, which could order an additional 180 million doses, for a combined total of up to 400 million doses through 2022.

J&J in deal to supply COVID-19 vaccine to African Union member states

by Antoinette Ballack

29 March 2021, 11:05 AM

Johnson & Johnson is to supply up to 220 million doses of its single-shot COVID-19 vaccine to the African Union's ...

Biden also announced that Merck & Co Inc would help make rival Johnson & Johnson’s single-shot COVID-19 vaccine, a partnership similar to those seen during World War Two.

Biden calls on states to prioritise vaccinations for teachers

3 March 2021, 6:38 AM

26 February 2021, 7:56 AM

President Joe Biden called on US states to prioritise COVID-19 vaccinations for teachers to ensure children could return to school ...

South Africa and India say that intellectual property rules are hindering the urgent scale-up of vaccine production and provision of medical products to some patients.

AU backs call to waive intellectual property rights on COVID-19 drugs

by Antoinette Ballack

The African Union is backing calls for drugmakers to waive some intellectual property rights on COVID-19 medicines and vaccines to ...

IN BRIEF: This is what is wrong with AstraZeneca

16 February 2021, 10:02 AM

10 February 2021, 7:00 AM

The Department of Health says experts are assessing how the AstraZeneca vaccine doses will be used effectively in the future.

The Johnson & Johnson vaccine shows some positive results with the local variant.

J&J applies for COVID-19 vaccine emergency authorisation from SA

by Lebo Tshangela

8 February 2021, 10:13 AM

South Africa’s joint lead investigator for the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine trial (AD26) says that a government regulator was ...

Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to arrive in SA next week: Mkhize

by Lebo Tshangela

Health Minister, Dr Zweli Mkhize says a batch of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine doses is expected to arrive in ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa accompanied by his Deputy David Mabuza and Health Minister Zweli Mkhize personally received South Africa's first consignment of COVID-19 vaccines on Monday.

Healthcare workers to be vaccinated after two weeks

2 February 2021, 6:30 AM

It will be another two weeks before the country's front line healthcare workers start receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. On Monday, ...

CEO of SAHPRA says the regulator would focus on "safety, quality and efficacy" of any coronavirus vaccine used in the country as it fast-tracks vaccine approvals.

SAHPRA receives first application to register Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine

15 December 2020, 8:04 AM

The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority says it has received its first application to register a COVID-19 vaccine from ...

J&J said on Monday the illness was being reviewed by an independent data and safety monitoring board as well as the U.S. group’s clinical and safety physicians.

J&J pauses coronavirus vaccine trials due to unexplained illness

13 October 2020, 2:04 PM

Johnson & Johnson JNJ.N has paused clinical trials of its coronavirus vaccine candidate due to an unexplained illness in a ...

A health worker injects a man with Ebola vaccine in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, August 5, 2019.

Rollout of new Ebola vaccine begins in Congo

14 November 2019, 8:46 PM

Health authorities in eastern Congo have introduced a new Ebola vaccine produced by an American medical company, aid group MSF ...

File Image: Johnson & Johnson's Chief Executive Alex Gorsky speaks during a recorded deposition in New York

Johnson & Johnson CEO testified Baby Powder was safe 13 days before FDA bombshell

by Celestine Hendricks

23 October 2019, 9:38 AM

19 October 2019, 11:17 AM

Facing off against a plaintiff’s lawyer for the first time about Johnson & Johnson’s Baby Powder, the company’s Chief Executive ...

A bottle of Johnson & Johnson's Baby Powder is seen in a photo illustration taken in New York, February 24, 2016.

J&J recalls baby powder as FDA finds asbestos in sample

by Paballo Lephaka

Johnson & Johnson said on Friday it is recalling around 33 000 bottles of baby powder in the United States ...

J&J disclosed in its annual report in February that it had received subpoenas from the Justice Department and Securities and Exchange Commission related to the on-going baby powder litigation.

J&J faces US criminal probe related to baby powder

by Bomkazi Malobola

14 July 2019, 7:21 AM

The United States Justice Department is pursuing a criminal probe into whether Johnson & Johnson lied about potential cancer risks ...

Health workers have vaccinated more than 130 000 people during the nearly year-long epidemic in eastern DRC with an experimental vaccine manufactured by Merck that has proven highly effective.

Congo rules out using additional trial vaccines to combat Ebola

12 July 2019, 3:27 PM

The Democratic Republic of Congo will not permit the use of further experimental vaccines as it combats an Ebola outbreak ...

California jury awards $29m to woman with cancer who used J&J talc

14 March 2019, 2:11 PM

25 February 2019, 12:05 PM

A California jury awarded $29 million to a woman who said that asbestos in Johnson &Johnson's talcum-powder-based products caused her ...

Court ruling could help J&J defeat St. Louis talc lawsuits

by Celestine Hendricks