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The Wisconsin senator said a "standard gargle" of mouthwash "has been proven to kill the coronavirus" or may reduce viral replication.

Wall Street analysts say Johnson & Johnson's decision to spin off its consumer division is overall a smart business move but it could come with some risks.

COVID-19 vaccine A nurse fills up a syringe with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination site at a senior center on March 29, 2021 in San Antonio. Get your COVID-19 booster to increase your protection from COVID-19, including the #Omicron variant. People aged 16 and older are also encouraged to get a booster vaccine dose five months after getting their third shot. Adults who got the Johnson & Johnson vaccine: Officials encourage people who were fully vaccinated with Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine to get a booster dose at least two months after getting their shots. The CDC says that in most situations, it encourages people to get boosted using the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine or the Moderna vaccine.

NEW YORK — (AP) — A jury held Teva Pharmaceuticals responsible Thursday for contributing to the opioid crisis, delivering a verdict in a sweeping lawsuit filed by New York state, the state attorney general said. Attorney General Letitia James’ office said the Suffolk County jury found the company played a role in furthering what is legally termed a public nuisance but had deadly consequences. “Teva Pharmaceuticals USA and others misled the American people about the true dangers of opioids," James, a Democrat, said in a news release. An Oklahoma judge ruled against drugmaker Johnson & Johnson in 2019, but the state’s supreme court overturned that in November. Some of the biggest industry names like distributors AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health and McKesson and drugmakers Johnson & Johnson, Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals have reached nationwide settlements with a cumulative value potentially well over $30 billion.

Two studies that have not yet been peer reviewed indicate increased protection against the infectious omicron variant.

Johnson & Johnson has announced that its vaccine and a booster shot protect people against severe cases of the omicron variant of COVID-19 and hospitalization. >> Read more trending newsJ&J released two reports that show the effectiveness of its vaccine in the fight against the coronavirus, CNN reported. A real-life study from South Africa said that the J&J vaccine was 85% effective against hospitalization, even after the omicron variant appeared. The company said it was encouraged by the results, CNN reported. The Pfizer and J&J results were compared to results in people who got only Pfizer as the three-shot series, ABC News reported.

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — The Florida Department of Health in Orange County will host several free COVID-19 vaccination events this week. Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines will be available, as well as the flu shot for those under 55 years old. The vaccinations are offered on a first come, first serve basis while supplies last. UPDATE: Holiday travel continues to surge at OIA, here are the latest parking updatesSee the full schedule below. MondayBelle Isle Old Bank of America Building6003 Hansel Ave., Orlando3-7 p.m.READ: Coronavirus tests: How can you get an at-home COVID-19 test?

Insider's Conflicted Congress project revealed Greene holds AstraZeneca, Pfizer, and Johnson & Johnson stock, each worth between $1,000 and $15,000.

More than half a dozen recalls have been issued this year as carcinogen is also found in sunscreens, foot deodorants.

The state had argued with cities and counties over disbursement of Oregon’s expected $329 million share and how much should go to attorneys fees. Plaintiffs' lawyers, who have been working the settlement on the national level and urging cities, counties and states to sign on, applauded the breakthrough in Oregon. “As more communities join in from each state, the greater the funds these communities will receive," lawyer Joe Rice said Monday. In Oregon, the agreement still needs to be formally approved by city councils and county commissions to become final, Rosenblum noted. — The remaining 55% of Oregon’s share would go directly to cities and counties to pay for prevention, treatment and recovery services at the local level.

Oregon is on the verge of signing onto a $26 billion settlement with the three largest distributors of opioids and drugmaker Johnson & Johnson after being one of the latest holdout states to join.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has returned to work following a week of isolation after testing positive for COVID-19

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Though reported Omicron cases have so far been mild, experts advise that every precaution should be taken to prevent infection.

Virus Outbreak-J&J Vaccine FILE - A member of the Philadelphia Fire Department prepares a dose of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination site setup in Philadelphia, on March 26, 2021. The panel recommended the unusual move of giving preference to the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, and late Thursday the CDC's director, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, accepted the panel's advice. In a unanimous vote, the advisers decided the safer Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are preferred. The single-dose option didn't prove quite as protective as two doses of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines. Several countries, including Canada, already have policies that give preference to the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday it had received reports of eight cases of myocarditis, a type of heart inflammation, in children aged 5-11 years who received Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine.

Virus Outbreak-J&J Vaccine FILE - A member of the Philadelphia Fire Department prepares a dose of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination site setup in Philadelphia, on March 26, 2021. A government advisory panel is meeting Thursday to determine if any restrictions are needed for the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine because of rare but serious blood clots. More than 200 million Americans are fully vaccinated, about 16 million of them with the J&J vaccine. The FDA this week warned that another dose of the J&J vaccine shouldn't be given to anyone who developed a clot following either a J&J or AstraZeneca shot. Several other countries already have recommended age restrictions for both the AstraZeneca and J&J vaccines, or that preference be given to the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines.

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted unanimously to recommend Pfizer and Moderna over the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Seventeen men developed TTS. A week later, the FDA and the CDC lifted the pause on J&J shots after the independent advisory panel said the benefits of the shots outweighed the risks. In October, the FDA and CDC authorized J&J boosters for all adults at least two months after receiving their initial J&J shot. People who received their primary vaccination with the J&J shot can also get boosted with the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines.

Virus Outbreak-J&J Vaccine FILE - A member of the Philadelphia Fire Department prepares a dose of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination site setup in Philadelphia, on March 26, 2021. A government advisory panel is meeting Thursday, Dec. 16, to determine if any restrictions are needed to the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine because of rare but serious blood clots. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File) (Matt Rourke)A government advisory panel is meeting Thursday to determine if any restrictions are needed for the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine because of rare but serious blood clots. More than 200 million Americans are fully vaccinated, about 16 million of them with the J&J vaccine. But the suspect culprit for the vaccine-related kind is a rogue immune response linked to both the J&J shot and a COVID-19 vaccine made by AstraZeneca.

U.S. health officials say most Americans should get the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines instead of the Johnson & Johnson shot.

Johnson & Johnson vaccine review BUFFALO, WV - MARCH 26: Boxes of the Covid-19 Johnson & Johnson Janssen vaccine are ready to be distributed as part of a collaborative effort from the West Virginia National Guard, FamilyCare Health Centers and Toyota to vaccinate Toyota employees on March 26, 2021 on the grounds of the Toyota plant in Buffalo, West Virginia. (Photo by Stephen Zenner/Getty Images/Getty Images)A panel that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on vaccines will meet Thursday to consider possible restrictions on the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine over new data on a rare blood clot issue, according to The Washington Post. At least four people had died from blood clotting complications associated with the company’s vaccine, according to the CDC. A federal official reportedly told the Post that nine people have died due to blood clotting complications related to the vaccine. According to the FDA, the blood clotting issue has been seen more in women between the ages of 30 and 49.

Virus Outbreak Greece Vaccination A migrant receives a booster Johnson and Johnson vaccine against COVID-19 at Karatepe refugee camp, on the northeastern Aegean island of Lesbos, Greece, Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021. The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control said Tuesday that it expects omicron to dominate infections in the EU within the next few months. It suggested that governments consider travel-related restrictions and press ahead with vaccination campaigns and booster shot delivery. (AP Photo/Panagiotis Balaskas) (Panagiotis Balaskas)THE HAGUE, Netherlands — (AP) — The European Union drugs regulator said Wednesday that people 18 and older can receive a booster shot for the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at least two months after their initial shot of the one-dose vaccine. The European Medicines Agency also said the J&J vaccine can be used as a booster dose in people who have had two shots of the vaccines made by Pfizer and Moderna.

The European Union drugs regulator says people 18 and older can receive a booster shot for the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at least two months after their initial shot of the one-dose vaccine.

Mississippi alleges the consumer products giant failed to warn users of "potentially lethal" health risks.

Supreme Court FILE - The Supreme Court is seen on the first day of the new term, in Washington, Oct. 4, 2021 photo. Scott Applewhite, File) (J. Scott Applewhite)WASHINGTON — (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday turned away a request by Johnson & Johnson to halt a Mississippi lawsuit over its talcum power products. The case dates to 2014, when Mississippi sued Johnson & Johnson. Johnson & Johnson says that the Food and Drug Administration had considered requiring a warning on talcum powder products and concluded that the evidence did not justify requiring one. Earlier this year, the court turned away a different talcum powder case involving a $2 billion verdict.

The Supreme Court has turned away a request by Johnson & Johnson to halt a Mississippi lawsuit over its talcum power products.

The U.N.-led initiative is now aiming for 800 million doses to be delivered by the end of the year, but that isn't assured.

Johnson said a "standard gargle" of mouthwash "has been proven to kill the coronavirus" or may reduce viral replication.

Moderna president said current COVID-19 vaccines probably aren't effective against the new variant.

A Georgia judge ruled to block President Joe Biden’s federal vaccine mandate for all U.S. contractors and subcontractors on Tuesday.

Moderna president said current COVID-19 vaccines probably aren't effective against the new variant.

Moderna president said current COVID-19 vaccines probably aren't effective against the new variant.

Some people are unboosted. Others mixed and matched the brands of their shots. Which differences matter?

All private employers in New York City will have to require their workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Monday, Dec. 6, imposing one of the most aggressive vaccine rules in the nation. “We in New York City have decided to use a preemptive strike to really do something bold to stop the further growth of COVID and the dangers it’s causing to all of us,” he said. But no state has announced a broad private-sector mandate as New York City has, according to the nonpartisan National Academy for State Health Policy. About 5.9 million adults in New York City have gotten at least a first dose, out of 7 million people age 18 and up. A vaccination mandate for employees of private and religious schools was announced last week.

A new coronavirus variant, first discovered in South Africa, has begun to spread around the globe. Vaccine producers say they're working to get ahead of the new strain.

Pfizer and BioNTech said they expect more data from lab tests in two weeks at the latest.

The full authorization makes Canada the first country to do so for Johnson & Johnson's COVID vaccine.

Are you one of the many Americans invested in GE or Johnson & Johnson? Here's what you need to know about their upcoming moves, according to experts.

As iconic American corporations including GE and Johnson & Johnson pursue breakup plans, there are reasons this market may push more big names to be smaller.

The State Attorney's Office in Orange and Osceola Counties is announcing the formation of a narcotics unit to fight the opioid epidemic.

Washington Opioid Crisis Trial FILE - Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson looks on during a news conference in Seattle on Dec. 17, 2019. The drug companies say that they cannot be blamed for epidemic; they merely supplied opioids that had been prescribed by doctors. Further, they argued, Washington state itself played a large role in the epidemic. Other opioid trials rooted in public nuisance law are happening before juries in a federal court in Cleveland and a state court in New York. Johnson & Johnson also faces a separate lawsuit from Washington state that is scheduled to go to trial next year.

Washington Opioid Crisis Trial FILE - Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson looks on during a news conference in Seattle on Dec. 17, 2019. Considering inflation over the 18-year payment period, the true value of the settlement was just $303 million, Ferguson said. The drug companies say that they cannot be blamed for epidemic; they merely supplied opioids that had been prescribed by doctors. Further, they argued, Washington state itself played a large role in the epidemic. Johnson & Johnson, which is appealing that decision, also faces a separate lawsuit from Washington state that is scheduled to go to trial next year.

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson has taken the state’s case against the nation’s three biggest drug distributors to trial.

The company plans to separate its lucrative division that sells prescription drugs and medical devices from its consumer products business. The move could protect the latter from some legal risk.

Stocks edged higher in morning trading on Wall Street Friday, Nov. 12, but remain on track for weekly losses. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) (John Minchillo)Stocks closed broadly higher on Wall Street on Friday, but still marked their first weekly loss in six weeks. Stocks rose broadly in late afternoon trading on Wall Street on Friday, but remain on track for weekly losses. On Wednesday, the agency gave Wall Street a hotter-than-expected inflation report that showed consumer prices also surged, hitting their fastest overall pace since 1990. Wall Street will get another update on spending Tuesday when the Commerce Department releases its retail sales report for October.

Financial Markets Wall Street The New York Stock Exchange operates during normal business hours in the Financial District, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021, in the Manhattan borough of New York. Stocks edged higher in morning trading on Wall Street Friday, Nov. 12, but remain on track for weekly losses. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) (John Minchillo)Stocks rose broadly in afternoon trading on Wall Street Friday, but remain on track for weekly losses. On Wednesday, the agency gave Wall Street a hotter-than-expected inflation report that showed consumer prices also surged, hitting their fastest overall pace since 1990. Wall Street will get another update on spending Tuesday when the Commerce Department releases its retail sales report for October.

​The company selling prescription drugs and medical devices — J&J's two largest businesses — will keep the Johnson & Johnson name.

​The company selling prescription drugs and medical devices — J&J's two largest businesses — will keep the Johnson & Johnson name.

Johnson & Johnson announces plans to split into 2 companies This Oct. 16, 2012, file photo shows the Johnson & Johnson logo on a package of Band-Aids in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Johnson & Johnson has announced plans to split into two publicly traded companies – one for medical devices and prescription drugs, and another for consumer health products. Johnson & Johnson announces plans to accelerate innovation, serve patients and consumers and unlock value through intent to separate consumer health business. Learn More https://t.co/99aeM9SaAc pic.twitter.com/qjBYUzaHFi — Johnson & Johnson (@JNJNews) November 12, 2021>> Read more trending newsIn a Friday news release, the company said it hopes the split, if approved, will occur in the next 18 months to two years. Johnson & Johnson will remain the name of the business behind treatments such as Darzalex, Stelara and Tremfya, medical devices and the COVID-19 vaccine, according to The Associated Press and CNBC. “We believe that the new consumer health company would be a global leader across attractive and growing consumer health categories, and a streamlined and targeted corporate structure would provide it with the agility and flexibility to grow its iconic portfolio of brands and innovate new products.

Formed in 1886, the company will separate its consumer health business from its drug and medical equipment lines.

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Johnson and Johnson Split FILE - This Oct. 16, 2012 file photo shows the Johnson & Johnson logo on a package of Band-Aids, in St. Petersburg, Fla. Johnson & Johnson is splitting into two companies, separating the division that sells Band-Aids and Listerine, from its medical device and prescription drug business. The company selling prescription drugs and medical devices will keep Johnson & Johnson as its name, the company said Friday, Nov. 12, 2021. The company selling prescription drugs and medical devices will keep Johnson & Johnson as its name, the company said Friday. Details are sparse, but Johnson & Johnson expects the split to occur in the next two years, if approved by the company board. Shares of Johnson & Johnson rose more than 4% before the market opened.

Johnson & Johnson is splitting into two companies, separating the division that sells Band-Aids and Listerine from its medical device and prescription drug business.

Shares of Johnson & Johnson jumped in premarket trading after the healthcare giant announced that it is splitting itself into two publicly traded companies. Shares of Johnson & Johnson were up 4% in premarket trading after the announcement. Johnson & Johnson was already undergoing a major transition, as CEO Alex Gorsky has previously announced that he will step down in January. Joaquin Duato, who was tapped as Gorsky's successor, will lead the new J&J following the spinoff, the company said Friday. The announcement is the second time this week that a major U.S. company has announced a plan to split itself, following General Electric.

Virus Outbreak Czech Republic A healthcare worker prepares the Johnson & Johnson's Janssen COVID-19 vaccine at vaccination center located inside the National Theater in Prague, Czech Republic, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021. In recent days Coronavirus infections in the Czech Republic have significantly jumped to the levels close to record numbers recorded at previous waves. Vojtech said both teams agreed on the importance of vaccination as the rate in the Czech Republic is below the European Union average. The Czech Republic reported 10,395 new cases on Thursday, about 2,000 more than a week earlier. The Czech military said Friday that 40 service members will be deployed in hospitals in the eastern Czech Republic to relieve stretched workers.

The Czech government is requiring children to get tested for COVID-19 as part of efforts to curtail a recent steep rise in cases.

Federal bankruptcy Judge Craig Whitley in North Carolina halted roughly 38,000 lawsuits against J&J but only for 60 days. He also shifted the case back to New Jersey where J&J is headquartered.

Opioid Lawsuit Oklahoma FILE - This Feb. 24, 2021, photo shows a Johnson & Johnson logo on the exterior of a first aid kit in Walpole, Mass. The Oklahoma Supreme Court has overturned a $465 million opioid ruling against drugmaker Johnson & Johnson, finding that a lower court wrongly interpreted the state's public nuisance law. But other opioid trials rooted in public nuisance law are happening before juries in a federal court in Cleveland and a state court in New York. Johnson & Johnson said in a statement that the ruling appropriately overturned a “misguided and unprecedented” attempt to expand public nuisance laws. “The Company’s actions relating to the marketing and promotion of these important prescription pain medications were appropriate and responsible.”Earlier this year, Johnson & Johnson agreed to pay $5 billion to settle similar lawsuits across the U.S.

OKLAHOMA CITY — (AP) — The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned a $465 million opioid ruling against drugmaker Johnson & Johnson, finding that a lower court wrongly interpreted the state's public nuisance law. The court ruled in a 5-1 decision that the district court in 2019 was wrong to find that New Jersey-based J&J violated the state’s public nuisance statute. It also rejected the state’s appeal to increase the damage award. Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.

The Oklahoma Supreme Court has overturned a $465 million opioid ruling against drugmaker Johnson & Johnson, finding that a lower court wrongly interpreted the state’s public nuisance law.

The NBA has told its players, coaches and referees that they should receive booster shots against the coronavirus, with particular urgency for those who received the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

The federal government has canceled a multimillion dollar deal with Emergent BioSolutions, a Maryland- based vaccine manufacturer with facilities in Baltimore that were found to have produced millions of contaminated vaccine doses this spring.

Top drug manufacturers have won a round in a California lawsuit that blamed them for the opioid crisis and sought billions of dollars to cover the costs of dealing with it.

A California judge has ruled for top drug manufacturers as local governments seek billions of dollars to cover their costs from the nation’s opioid epidemic.

The Food and Drug Administration is enforcing new warnings on breast implants.

Moderna says its low-dose COVID-19 vaccine is safe and appears to work in 6- to 11-year-olds.

Orange County is prepared to offer three COVID-19 booster shot options at the Barnett Park vaccination site, according to county officials.

Federal health officials say millions more Americans can get a COVID-19 booster and choose a different vaccine for that next shot.

Asian stock markets are higher after Wall Street rose for a fifth day on strong corporate earnings.

Johnson & Johnson is raising its 2021 profit forecast again after growing sales of the cancer treatment Darzalex and other drugs pushed it past Wall Street’s third-quarter earnings expectations.

The Food and Drug Administration panel endorsed Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine booster Friday, a day after they recommended a half-dose booster shot of the Moderna vaccine.

Police departments that are requiring officers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 are running up against pockets of resistance across the U.S. Police unions and officers are pushing back by filing lawsuits to block the mandates.

A panel of U.S. health advisers has endorsed booster doses of Johnson & Johnson’s single-shot COVID-19 vaccine.

With many Americans who got Pfizer vaccinations already rolling up their sleeves for a booster shot, millions of others who received the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccine wait anxiously to learn when it’s their turn.

The Food and Drug Administration is wrestling with how to decide on booster doses of the single-shot Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine.

Johnson & Johnson wants the U.S. Food & Drug Administration to approve its coronavirus booster shot.

COVID-19 test kit maker Ellume is recalling some at-home tests after learning that they were reporting a higher-than-expected rate of false positive results.

Johnson & Johnson has asked U.S. regulators to allow booster shots of its COVID-19 vaccine as the U.S. government moves toward shoring up protection in more vaccinated Americans.

People who got a two-dose vaccine or one dose of the Johnson & Johnson shot are considered fully vaccinated — even without a booster.

Police in Slovenia have fired tear gas and water cannons at thousands of protesters who are against tough anti-coronavirus measures in the small European nation.

Johnson & Johnson says a booster dose to its one-shot coronavirus vaccine provides a strong immune response months after people receive a first dose.

The World Health Organization and its partners hope to provide Africa with about 30% of the COVID-19 vaccines the continent needs by February.

Four companies say they'll move ahead with a $26 billion settlement of lawsuits over the opioid crisis.

Vaccine doses produced by a plant in South Africa will no longer be exported to Europe after the intervention of South Africa’s government, the African Union’s COVID-19 vaccine envoy said Thursday.

Johnson & Johnson says its potential HIV vaccine did not provide protection against the virus in a study of young women in sub-Saharan Africa.

South Africa will this weekend receive 2.2 million Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine doses donated by the United States to add to the 5.6 million doses it received from the U.S. in July.

Studies showed significant increase in antibody responses in participants between 18 and 55.

Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine has been given the Food and Drug Administration's full approval, meaning it has now undergone the same rigorous regulatory review as dozens of other established vaccines.

Johnson & Johnson will replace Chairman and CEO Alex Gorsky with another veteran company executive starting next year.

The U.S. is planning booster doses of the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines, but if you got the one-dose Johnson & Johnson shot instead, stay tuned.

With so much talk of booster shots, you may be wondering if you’ll soon need one.

Health activists in Africa have slammed Johnson & Johnson for exporting vaccines produced in South Africa to countries in Europe, which have already immunized a large proportion of their populations and often have a surplus of vaccines.

Orange County officials said Florida will not be fulfilling orders of the vaccine.

Camping World Stadium debuted its vaccination operations Tuesday.

According to the most recent data from the CDC, overdose deaths in the United States rose 29.4% in 2020.

Thousands of new coronavirus cases have been reported in West Africa in recent weeks amid low vaccination rates and the spread of the delta variant.

Millions of people in the U.S. who haven’t gotten the COVID-19 vaccine could soon have a new reason to roll up their sleeves: money in their pockets.

Hundreds of thousands of COVID-19 vaccine doses have been saved from the trash after U.S. regulators extended their expiration date for a second time.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is allowing the problem-plagued factory of contract manufacturer Emergent BioSolutions to resume production of COVID-19 vaccine.

Federal health regulators have again extended the expiration dates on Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine by another six weeks.