There are 13 article(s) tagged Johnson & Johnson:

• November 2021

  • Pop-up COVID vaccination site coming to Hickory Hill

    Doses of Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson will be offered.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff November 19, 2021

  • US expands COVID boosters to all adults, final hurdle ahead

    The move to expand comes as new COVID-19 cases have climbed steadily over the last two weeks, especially in states where colder weather is driving people indoors.

    By The Associated Press November 19, 2021

• October 2021

  • CDC expands booster rollout, approves mixing shots

    The City of Memphis is waiting to hear from the state when it may begin administering the doses at Pipkin and other mass sites here.

    By The Associated Press,  The Daily Memphian Staff October 22, 2021

• April 2021

  • Health officials: 2,000-3,000 locally have received J&J vaccine

    Doug McGowen also says doses were wasted last weekend when the size of the line at the Pipkin Building site was overestimated. He says fewer than 100 doses have been lost since the city took over vaccine distribution in late February. 

    By Jane Roberts April 13, 2021

• March 2021

  • How Memphis is allocating 8,000 J&J vaccines

    The COVID-19 task force is targeting certain populations with the single-shot vaccine. 

    By Mary Cashiola March 31, 2021

  • CDC report exonerates Health Department, Randolph says

    Health officer stands up for Shelby County Health Department, says it was blamed for things it did not do.

    By Jane Roberts March 18, 2021

  • Johnson & Johnson’s COVID vaccine shines light on bioethics

    From the use of fetal cell lines to concerns about equal access and equitable distribution, the COVID-19 vaccines have raised, and sometimes left unanswered, bioethical questions. 

    By Don Wade March 16, 2021

  • Single-dose Johnson & Johnson headed to state; details regarding Shelby unclear

    The first shipment of Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine is expected to arrive in Tennessee on Wednesday as local officials increase the anticipated number of vaccines administered by Aug. 1.

    By Omer Yusuf March 03, 2021

  • More than 10% of Shelby County has received at least one COVID vaccine dose

    According to the latest Tennessee Department of Health data, just over 10% of the Shelby County population has received at least one coronavirus shot. That compares to more than 12% of the state population.

    By Elle Perry March 01, 2021

  • How does the Johnson & Johnson vaccine work?

    Four questions about how the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine works. 

    Related story: First U.S. doses of J&J vaccine shipped

    By The Associated Press March 01, 2021

  • First US doses of J&J vaccine shipped

    Nearly 4 million doses of the newest COVID-19 vaccine were shipped Sunday night, and will begin to be delivered to states for injections starting on Tuesday, March 2.

    By The Associated Press March 01, 2021

• February 2021

  • Dr. Jon McCullers gives practical picture of pandemic response

    In an address to the Memphis Rotary Club, Dr. Jon McCullers gave a practical picture of the road ahead for Shelby County’s pandemic response in 2021. 

    By Daja E. Henry February 02, 2021

• January 2021

  • One-dose shot offers good protection, new hope against virus

    J&J said its vaccine works consistently in a broad range of people: A third of participants were over age 60, and more than 40% had other illnesses putting them at risk of severe COVID-19, including obesity, diabetes and HIV.

    By The Associated Press,  The Daily Memphian Staff January 29, 2021