JNJ vaccine linked to new side effect: CDC

  • According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) is associated with a rare new side effect called Guillain-Barré syndrome, a condition where the body's immune system attacks the nerves.
  • There were 100 preliminary cases of Guillain-Barré syndrome after the administration of 12.8M doses of the vaccine, the CDC has said in a statement, the Washington Post reports.
  • The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is planning to add a new warning to the vaccine indicating the incidence of serious side effect.
  • In April, the FDA updated the patient fact sheet of the single-dose shot after detecting very rare cases of unusual clotting disorders following the administration of the vaccine.

    For this year the company, based in New Brunswick revenue will be around 94.47 billion USD. This is according to the average of the analysts' estimates. This is quite more than 2021's revenue of 82.58 billion USD.

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    The analysts expect for 2021 a net profit of 25.79 billion USD. For this year the majority of the analysts, consulted by press agency Thomson Reuters, expects a profit per share of 9.67 USD. Based on this the price/earnings-ratio is 17.81.

    Per share the analysts expect a dividend of 4.19 USD per share. Johnson & Johnson 's dividend yield thus equals 2.43 percent. The average dividend yield of the health care companies is a limited 1.45 percent.

    Newest target prices around 177 USD

    Credit Suisse , ABN AMRO and KBC Securities recently provided recommendations for the stock.

    Based on the current number of outstanding shares Johnson & Johnson 's market capitalization 453.27 billion USD. 20

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    On Thursday the stock closed at 172.18 USD.

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