Johnson & Johnson Covid Vaccine Linked to Neurological Disorder
The FDA has added a warning of an increased risk to Guillain-Barre syndrome following the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine.
Guillain-Barre syndrome is a rare neurological disorder that causes nerve damage and can result in paralysis.
Based on an analysis of Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting (VAERS) data, there have been 100 preliminary reports following vaccination with the Janssen vaccine after approximately 12.5 million doses administered.
The cases of Guillain-Barre syndrome typically occurred two weeks after vaccination in males 50 and older, said the CDC.
The rate of reported cases of Guillain-Barre currently exceeds the “background rate” or the number of cases reported before the COVID-19 vaccine was introduced.
The syndrome is also a side effect of other vaccines like shingles and the flu.
The AstraZeneca vaccine has also been linked to cases of Guillain-Barre syndrome.
U.S Health Officials Call For a Pause in Johnson & Johnson Vaccine
The FDA has called for a pause in the use of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine after reports of severe blood clotting.
There have been six cases of severe blood clotting in 6.8 million doses of the vaccine. This comes after similar reports of blood clots with the AstraZeneca vaccine.
The FDA and the CDC have said they were reviewing the six cases of blood clots and recommending a pause out of “an abundance of caution”. Johnson & Johnson has said the following:
We are aware that thromboembolic events including those with thrombocytopenia have been reported with Covid-19 vaccines. At present, no clear causal relationship has been established between these rare events and the Janssen (J&J) Covid-19 vaccine.
Johnson and Johnson Discontinue the Sale of Talc-Based Baby Powder in U.S. and Canada
Johnson and Johnson announced on Tuesday that they would no longer be selling its talc-based baby powder in the United States and Canada. In an official statement, the company cited decreasing sales due to misinformation as the reason for the discontinuation.
Demand for talc-based Johnson’s Baby Powder in North America has been declining due in large part to changes in consumer habits and fueled by misinformation around the safety of the product and a constant barrage of litigation advertising.”
The company’s talc-based baby powder has been the subject of more than 19,000 lawsuits and intense scrutiny after investigative reports, trial testimonies, internal company records, and other evidence found that Johnson and Johnson knew the product contained asbestos. The evidence found tests proving small amounts of asbestos were in the company’s baby powder from 1971 to as recently as the early 2000s. There is also a federal criminal investigation into Johnson and Johnson’s lack of transparency in regard to the asbestos issue.
Johnson and Johnson’s decision to drop talc-based baby powder from its North American profile has also been influenced by COVID-19 concerns. The company is choosing to focus on more high-demand in an effort to make social distancing easier, although they are still planning to sell the talc-based baby powder in other markets internationally.
Johnson & Johnson Ordered To Pay $572 Million For Opioid Addiction Crisis
Yesterday, an Oklahoma judge Thad Balkman, of Cleveland County District Court, ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $572.1 million to the state for fueling an opioid epidemic with deceptive marketing practices.
The shares for Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) were up after the ruling because the sum is said to be substantially less than shareholders had expected. The state’s attorney general was seeking $17 billion.
The expectation was this was going to be a $1.5 billion to $2 billion fine. $572 million is a much lower number than had been feared.”
The state’s lawyers said Johnson & Johnson is an opioid “kingpin,” arguing that the marketing efforts caused doctors to over-prescribe the addictive painkillers which lead to a surge in drug addiction and overdose deaths in Oklahoma.
The payment is said to be used for the care and treatment of opioid addicts.
More than 2,000 additional opioid lawsuits are due to go to trial in Ohio in October unless the parties reach a settlement.
Of course, Johnson & Johnson vigorously denied wrongdoing and says it will appeal the decision.
In 2017 Johnson & Johnson was ordered to pay $417 million and then in 2018, they were ordered to pay $4.7 billion for asbestos in Johnson & Johnson talcum powder. Johnson & Jonhson is also one of the top five vaccine manufactures.
Johnson & Johnson Ordered to Pay $417 Million In Lawsuit Linking Baby Powder to Cancer
A jury in Los Angeles ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay a record breaking $417 million to Eva Echeverria, a hospitalized woman in California. Eva claimed in her lawsuit that the talc ingredient in the company’s well-known baby powder may cause ovarian cancer when applied regularly to the crotch.
The plaintiff alleged Johnson & Johnson does not adequately warn consumers about talcum powder’s potential cancer risks. She says she used the baby powder daily basis from around the 1950s until 2016. Court papers show she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2007.
Mrs. Echeverria is dying from this ovarian cancer and she said to me all she wanted to do was to help the other women throughout the whole country who have ovarian cancer for using Johnson & Johnson for 20 and 30 years,” – Robinson said.
This is not the lawsuit of this kind, or Johnson & Johnson’s first loss, either. In St. Louis, $70 million was awarded to a woman with ovarian cancer due to baby powder usage,
We are pleased the jury did the right thing. They once again reaffirmed the need for Johnson & Johnson to warn the public of the ovarian cancer risk associated with its product,” Attorney Jim Onder
Apparently, Johnson & Johnson is still not adequately warning its customers.
On a side note, did you know Johnson and Johnson produce vaccines?
Can talcum powders cause cancer? Many believe so. According to Cancer.org,
It has been suggested that talcum powder might cause cancer in the ovaries if the powder particles (applied to the genital area or on sanitary napkins, diaphragms, or condoms) were to travel through the vagina, uterus, and fallopian tubes to the ovary. Many studies in women have looked at the possible link between talcum powder and cancer of the ovary. Findings have been mixed, with some studies reporting a slightly increased risk and some reporting no increase.”
There’s a better option.
Homemade Baby Powder Recipe
Ingredients
1/3 cup arrowroot powder
¼ cup bentonite clay powder or White Kaolin Clay
1 tsp chamomile, lavender, or calendula flowers, in powdered form (use a blender)
Instructions
Mix it together, use as needed. If you want, you can add a couple of drops of an essential oil instead of the flower. Be careful with using essential oils and infants. It’s not something that should be taken lightly. Chamomile, lavender, and calendula in controlled amounts are of the few I that are generally considered safe for small children and infants.
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