Category: Johnson Johnson

Fauci Predicts Warning, Not Cancellation, for Johnson & Johnson Vaccine

Dr. Anthony Fauci on Sunday predicted that a warning will be applied to the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine after health officials recommended pausing usage last week—rather than it being canceled altogether. “I doubt very seriously if they just cancel it. I don’t think that’s going to happen. I do think that there will likely…


J&J Scientists Refute Idea That COVID-19 Vaccine’s Design Linked to Clots

CHICAGO—Scientists at Johnson & Johnson on Friday refuted an assertion in a major medical journal that the design of their COVID-19 vaccine, which is similar AstraZeneca’s, may explain why both have been linked to very rare brain blood clots in some vaccine recipients. The United States earlier this week paused distribution of the J&J vaccine…


EU Throws Weight Behind Pfizer/BioNTech and New Technology

BRUSSELS—In a stinging rebuke to pharma giant AstraZeneca on Wednesday, the European Union announced plans to negotiate a massive contract extension for Pfizer/BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine, insisting the 27-nation bloc had to go with companies that had shown their value in the pandemic. “We need to focus on technologies that have proven their worth,” said EU…


Fauci: ‘Strong Similarities’ Between Post-Vaccination Johnson & Johnson, AstraZeneca Blood Clots

There are similarities between the blood clotting issues seen in people after getting two different COVID-19 vaccines, Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Wednesday. “There are some rather strong similarities about this with regard to the timeframe following vaccination, particularly importantly, the clinical syndrome of these clots together with low platelets, so there are a lot…


Fauci: ‘Strong Similarities’ Between Post-Vaccination J&J, AstraZeneca Blood Clots

There are similarities between the blood-clotting issues seen in people after getting two different COVID-19 vaccines, Dr. Anthony Fauci said on April 14. “There are some rather strong similarities about this with regard to the timeframe following vaccination, particularly importantly, the clinical syndrome of these clots together with low platelets, so there are a lot…


CDC Investigates Death of Woman Who Took J&J Vaccine

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday confirmed that it is investigating the death of a woman who received the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, as part of its investigation into possible adverse events linked to the vaccine. A statement from the Virginia Department of Health said that the Virginia woman’s death in March was reported to the…


Fauci Says J&J Vaccine Pause Will Only Last ‘Days to Weeks,’ Rather Than Months

Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Tuesday that the pause on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine would be temporary and would likely last only “days to weeks,” according to his understanding of the guidance from federal agencies. “What I heard from the previous press discussion was it’s gonna be more like days to weeks rather than weeks to…


Vaccination Site Halts Operations After Adverse Reactions to Johnson & Johnson Vaccine

A vaccination site in Wake County, North Carolina, paused operations on Thursday after 18 adverse reactions to the Johnson & Johnson CCP virus vaccine were reported, officials said. Officials confirmed that the immunization site at the PNC Arena in Raleigh paused vaccine operations “out of an abundance of caution,” after 18 adverse reactions were seen…


Second Vaccination Site Halts Operations After Adverse Reactions to Johnson & Johnson Vaccine

A vaccination site in Wake County, North Carolina, paused operations on Thursday after 18 adverse reactions to the Johnson & Johnson CCP virus vaccine were reported, officials said. Officials confirmed that the immunization site at the PNC Arena in Raleigh paused vaccine operations “out of an abundance of caution,” after 18 adverse reactions were seen…


Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine Batch Fails Quality Control

An undisclosed number of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines were ruined after a batch failed quality control, the drugmaker said Wednesday. “This quality control process identified one batch of drug substance that did not meet quality standards at Emergent Biosolutions, a site not yet authorized to manufacture drug substance for our COVID-19 vaccine. This batch…