As the coronavirus pandemic upends every facet of the global economy, Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, and Cigna are leading the way.
in the first quarter thanks to higher demand. It pulled in $20.7 billion in sales last quarter for profits of $2.30 per share. In an earnings release, the company said that sales of consumer products like Tylenol and Zyrtec rose nearly 10% as consumers stocked up on over-the-counter drugs to reduce fever and other symptoms associated with COVID-19.
Johnson & Johnson, which has a market cap of $387 billion, announced in March that it has chosen a leading vaccine candidate for the virus; it anticipates starting human trials by September of this year. Chief scientific officer Paul Stoffels told ABC’s “The Week” that the company is aiming to deliver
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