Top officials from Medtronic (NYSE:MDT), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), NuVasive (NASDAQ: NUVA) and Zimmer Biomet Holdings (NYSE:ZBH) recently warned investors of the problem. The concern is that the highly contagious COVID-19 mutation filling U.S. hospitals with mostly unvaccinated patients is leaving a lasting mark on the healthcare workers. The situation could make it challenging for the workers to catch up on routine procedures.
Johnson & Johnson’s hardest-hit business in the pandemic is its Medical Devices line, which faces another slowdown from elective procedures delayed again due to the Delta wave. But a looming shortage of hospital system workers is “a little bit of a new dynamic” facing the business, J&J CFO Joseph Wolk said Wednesday at the Morgan Stanley Global Healthcare Conference.
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