johnson & johnson

Johnson & Johnson announces $2B expansion in Holly Springs

August 29, 2025 North State Journal staff

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Johnson & Johnson announced last Thursday it will expand its U.S. footprint with a new 160,000-square-foot dedicated manufacturing facility at Fujifilm’s biopharmaceutical campus in Holly Springs. The $2 billion commitment over […]

US expected to authorize mix-and-match COVID booster shots

October 19, 2021 Zeke Miller, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal regulators are expected to authorize the mixing and matching of COVID-19 booster shots this week in an effort to provide flexibility for those seeking to maintain protection against the coronavirus. The […]

FDA adds warning about rare reaction to J&J COVID-19 vaccine

July 13, 2021 Matthew Perrone and Mike Stobbe, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. regulators on Monday added a new warning to Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine about links to a rare and potentially dangerous neurological reaction, but said it’s not entirely clear the shot […]

FDA inspection found problems at factory making J&J vaccine

May 1, 2021 Linda C. Johnson, Associated Press

The Baltimore factory hired to help make Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine was dirty, didn’t follow proper manufacturing procedures and had poorly trained staff, resulting in contamination of material going into a batch of shots, […]

US to resume J&J COVID vaccinations

April 24, 2021 Lauran Neergaard and Mike Stobbe, Associated Press

U.S. health officials lifted an 11-day pause on COVID-19 vaccinations using Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose shot on Friday, after scientific advisers decided its benefits outweigh a rare risk of blood clot. The government uncovered 15 […]

Johnson & Johnson Q1 profit, sales jump, beat Street views

April 20, 2021 Linda A. Johnson, Associated Press

Big jumps in sales of prescription drugs and medical devices helped Johnson & Johnson boost its first-quarter profit nearly 7%, blowing past Wall Street forecasts. The health care giant on Tuesday raised and narrowed its […]

NC to receive Johnson & Johnson vaccine beginning Wednesday

March 1, 2021 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH – North Carolina’s allotment of the one-shot Johnson & Johnson one-shot vaccine is expected to arrive in the state on Wednesday. The federal government on Saturday, Feb. 27 authorized the distribution of the J&J […]