johnson and johnson covid vaccine update

COVID-19: J&J applies for approval to conduct clinical trials on adolescents in India for single-dose vaccine

Earlier in August, Johnson & Johnson was given emergency use approval in India for its single-dose COVID-19 vaccine

Rare blood clot syndrome from AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine has high mortality rate

A higher occurrence of the side effect in younger people has led many countries to put age restrictions on AstraZeneca's shot

Nurse in Germany suspected of injecting 8,600 with salt solution instead of COVID-19 vaccine 

Authorities in northern Germany appealed to thousands of people on Tuesday to get another shot of COVID-19 vaccine after a police investigation found that a Red Cross nurse may have injected them…

India’s cumulative COVID-19 vaccination coverage exceeds 506.8 million 

India’s cumulative COVID19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 506.8 million, …

J&J single-dose COVID-19 vaccine gets emergency use approval in India 

Indian government has given Johnson and Johnson’s single-dose COVID-19…

Zimbabwe approves J&J vaccine as third virus wave rages

The only vaccines so far approved in the southern African country — which has frosty relationship with some western nations, including the US — are made in China, Russia and India

Germany fully vaccinates more than half of population

Currently, the unvaccinated people in Germany can access the public spaces by showing a negative Covid test. However, if the Covid infections keep increasing the government plans to introduce…

Johnson & Johnson recalls several aerosol sunscreen products after detecting cancer-causing agent

Johnson & Johnson has faced thousands of lawsuits across the United States alleging it failed to warn consumers of the risk of cancer from asbestos in its talc-based products

J&J's COVID-19 vaccine shows promise against Delta variant

Data showed that the durability of immune response for recipients of its vaccine lasted at least eight months, the healthcare company said, adding that its vaccine was 85% effective and could also…

EU-approved vaccines effective against Delta variant in bloc, says EMA

The upbeat assessment came as the World Health Organization warned that the coronavirus variant first detected in India could fuel a new wave of cases in Europe

Exclusive: Any vaccine is better than no vaccine, says Estonia Envoy

Estonia is the first country in Europe that has approved India-made Covishield and Covaxin on its national travel list

Sidhant Sibal

Germany's COVID-19 vaccine CureVac disappoints in pivotal final trial, with only 48 per cent efficacy

The stakes for CureVac and prospective buyers of its vaccine in Europe had risen after age limits were imposed on the use of the Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca vaccines due to a link to…

J&J scraps India Covid vaccine trial, aims to accelerate availability: Report

J&J said in April it was in talks with India's government to begin a bridging clinical study of its Janssen COVID-19 vaccine candidate in the country

Germany demands replacement of 60 million contaminated J&J vaccine doses

Germany has removed the US, Canada and Austria and 16 other countries from the list of high coronavirus risk nations

South Africa pulls two million doses of Johnson & Johnson vaccine

On Friday, the US Food and Drug Administration told J&J that millions of doses produced at the group's Emergent BioSolutions facility in the city of Baltimore were not suitable for use

US tells J&J millions of vaccine doses from troubled plant can't be used

In a statement, the FDA said "several" batches of vaccine manufactured at the Emergent BioSolutions facility in the city of Baltimore are not suitable for use. Each batch is known to correspond to…

US: FDA extends shelf-life of J&J vaccine from 3 to 4.5 months

As of now, 21 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine have been supplied in different parts of the US, but only 11 million have been put to use

Covid, pregnancy, breastfeeding and vaccines: Let's help in breaking myths for new mothers

Pregnant women, if infected by coronavirus, are advised to intake a lot of fluids at normal temperature and go on complete bed rest to avoid tiring the body

Deeksha Teri

Joe Biden made commitment to send vaccines to India, says US NSA

The US will be sharing a total of 80 million doses by the end of June. This represents 13 per cent of the total vaccines produced by the US by the end of this month

Sidhant Sibal

India in talks with Pfizer, J&J, Moderna for local manufacturing of covid vaccines: FS Harsh Shringla

As of now only three vaccines have been given authorisation in India, namely Covishield (produced by Serum Institute of India), Covaxin (produced by Bharat Biotech) and Russia's Sputnik V

Sidhant Sibal