Category: Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine

US to Ship 2.5 Million Doses of J&J Vaccine to Colombia

The United States plans to ship 2.5 million doses of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine to Colombia, the White House said Wednesday. The Colombian president’s office said Monday that U.S. President Joe Biden told President Ivan Duque of the donation in a call during which they also discussed reactivating the economy, jobs, climate change and…


Health Canada Investigating Blood Clot Reports After U.S. Pauses J&J Vaccine

OTTAWA—Health Canada says it is investigating reports a second vaccine may be linked to extremely rare cases of blood clots. The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration issued a joint statement Tuesday recommending a “pause” in using the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine after six women developed…


Australia Rules Out Buying Johnson & Johnson Vaccine

The federal government has decided against buying the one-dose Johnson and Johnson coronavirus vaccine to boost the nation’s immunisation stocks. The government was in talks with the pharmaceutical giant, which had asked for initial approval for its vaccine from Australia’s medicine regulator. But Health Minister Greg Hunt has ruled out proceeding with the purchase at…


Health Canada ‘Days Away’ From Decision on Johnson & Johnson Vaccine

OTTAWA—Health Canada is just “days away” from deciding whether to approve Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine. If that happens it will add a fourth option to Canada’s efforts to immunize our way to an end to the pandemic and the first to require only one dose. Coupled with a new recommendation Thursday that provinces delay…