Johnson & Johnson shares fell 3.2% in pre-conference trading as the pharmaceutical and consumer goods company reported higher-than-expected earnings but lower earnings and cut estimates for the year as a whole. Net income fell to $ 5.15 billion, or $ 1.93 a share, from $ 6.20 billion, or $ 2.32 a share, a year ago. […]
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A booster dose with Johnson & Johnson creates about 85% protection against Omicron
LAST UPDATE 12:34 A Johnson & Johnson booster vaccine against COVID-19 has been shown to be about 85% effective in protecting against the Omicron variant for a period of 1-2 months after taking it, the head of the South African Medical Research Council has revealed ( SAMRC), in its statements on Friday, according to Reuters. […]
South Africa: Approves booster dose with Johnson & Johnson vaccine
South African regulators have approved the use of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine for a second or booster dose, paving the way for the booster dose of this vaccine, which is widely used in South Africa, to enhance protection against the Omicron variant of the new coronavirus. The country had already announced this month that […]
J&j Vaccine Protects All Trial Participants From Hospitalization And Death In COVID-19
Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose vaccine fully protects against hospitalization and death with COVID-19 approximately one month after administration. This is also true for countries where mutant variants of the coronavirus are common. J&J Chief Scientist Paul Stoffels said this, commenting on the publication of primary data from phase III clinical trials in the New England […]
Before the opening of Wall Street: October 13, 2020
Movements prior to opening US stock futures were trading mixed in early pre-market trading, and large banks including JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM ) and Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: NYSE: C ) were ready to post their earnings for the last quarter. Wall Street posted gains in the previous session led by tech stocks. The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index for September […]
Maryland cracking down on stay-at-home order violators
This is CNBC’s live blog covering all the latest news on the coronavirus outbreak. All times below are in Eastern time. This blog will be updated throughout the day as the news breaks. Global cases: More than 732,153 Global deaths: At least 34,686 US cases: At least 143,055 US deaths: At least 2,513 The data […]
Zoom Video, American Eagle, FireEye, Moderna & more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Zoom Video (ZM) — The video conferencing company reported earnings of 15 cents per share on revenue of $188.3 million. Wall Street was expecting earnings of 7 cents per share on revenue of $176.5 million, according to Refinitiv. American Eagle (AEO) — The retailer’s quarterly earnings beat on […]
Dr. Robin Shattock says coronavirus vaccine at least one year away
British scientist Dr. Robin Shattock told CNBC on Tuesday the public shouldn’t expect a coronavirus vaccine to hit the market until early next year, despite recent advances. “The closest we’ll get to making this available will be early next year, or later,” Shattock, head of mucosal infection and immunity at the Department of Medicine at […]
J&J ‘pretty confident’ it can create China coronavirus vaccine
Johnson & Johnson’s chief scientific officer, Dr. Paul Stoffels, told CNBC on Monday that he believes the drugmaker can create a vaccine in the coming months to fight against the fast-spreading coronavirus. But he said it could take up to a year to bring it to market. “We have dozens of scientists working on this […]