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Law360 (July 15, 2021, 8:38 PM EDT) Johnson & Johnson units have been slammed with proposed class actions in California and New York federal courts alleging that the pharmaceutical giant sold sunscreen products tainted with the carcinogen benzene and did not recall them until nearly two months after a related contamination report.
Johanna Dominguez and Sharron Meijer launched their California suit against New Jersey-based Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. on Wednesday, the same day the business said it was recalling certain Neutrogena and Aveeno sunscreen products after it identified benzene in some samples. The recall followed similar test results released in May by the online pharmacy Valisure..
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N.J. Transit worker Antonio Harriott waits in line to get the COVID-19 vaccine at the FEMA clinic at the BB&T Pavilion in Camden, N.J. on March 15, 2021. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
2,631 COVID-19 cases, raising the total to
955,966. The rate of positivity is at
.94, below the benchmark of one.
There were
27,323.
2,261 hospitalizations;
241 patients were on ventilators.
Camden County officials said Monday they have
2,000coronavirus vaccine doses on hand and are urging residents to sign up.
It comes as the county reports an uptick in infections among those under age 30.
N.J.’s vaccine shipment drops
Officials warn there will be fewer vaccine doses shipped to the state, especially of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
2,631 COVID-19 cases, raising the total to
955,966. The rate of positivity is at .
94, below the benchmark of one.
There were
27,323.
2,261 hospitalizations;
241 patients were on ventilators.
N.J. s vaccine shipment drops
Officials warn there will be fewer vaccine doses shipped to the state, especially of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
“We received a large infusion of J&J at the end of March,” said state Health Commissioner Judy Persichilli. “But the sense we have from the federal government is that for the short term our allocation of J&J will be severely restricted for the next several weeks.”
Last week, New Jersey received 550,000 vaccine doses. This week, the state will get 466,000 representing a 15% drop in shipments. The number of J&J doses will also plummets from 131,000 doses to 15,600 doses, an 88% drop.