The first J&J physical package insert was mostly blank, and contained a QR code and URL to make it easy for anyone to access the latest version of the fact sheets.
The provided URL was vaxcheck.jnj
Archive.org allows you to view the website as it was on many dates throughout the pandemic:
https://web.archive.org/web/20210301040744/https://vaxcheck.jnj/
Click "Fact Sheet for Vaccine Providers & full EUA PI", then select your language to download the full PDF.
Requiring online download helps to ensure that individuals have the most up-to-date information.
A Johnson & Johnson spokesperson said to Reuters, "The U.S. package insert that accompanies the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine includes information regarding how to electronically access expiry dates and Food & Drug Administration (FDA)-authorized Fact Sheets, which are available at www.vaxcheck.jnj." and "The package insert states that the front and back panels of the insert were intentionally left blank, with Fact Sheets made available electronically for the duration of FDA’s Emergency Use Authorization. This process ensures vaccinators and consumers have the most up-to-date Fact Sheets available to them, with www.vaxcheck.jnj reflecting any revisions made in alignment with the FDA. The Fact Sheets contain detailed prescribing information, including ingredients, dosage and administration, warnings and contraindications."
https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL1N2MY1TT/ (2021-05-11)
A video shows a woman in a white lab coat opening the package insert.
"Sealed. Perfectly sealed brand new box of the J&J vaccine. You can see here I'm going to break this open and perfectly on top is this perfectly normal package insert. A lot of safety and efficiacy data - in fact all of the normal information that we would find in a package insert like the ingredients–that would all be found right here in the package insert. Must be magic."
The pharmacist unfurls the mostly blank insert and states "must be magic", but fails to mention that the printed area (which was shown on screen) indicates that the fact sheet should be downloaded online.
Video source: https://www.facebook.com/sally.robinsonincognito/posts/112327087639756/
The video is believed to have been originally posted to Instagram in May 2021, but has been removed.
The J&J FDA authorized fact sheet was updated several times:
2021-02-27 (initial) download
2021-03-19 (first archived 2021-04-06) download
2021-04-23 (first archived 2021-04-27) download
2021-07-08 (first archived 2021-07-13) download
2021-08-27 (first archived 2021-08-31) download
2021-10-20 (first archived 2021-10-23) download
2021-11-19 (first archived 2021-11-20) download
2021-12-14 (first archived 2021-12-18) download
2022-01-11 (first archived 2022-01-12) download
2022-01-31 (first archived 2022-02-01) download
2022-05-05 (first archived 2022-05-06) download
TTS (thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome) warning added on front page
2023-03-13 (first archived 2023-03-19) download
Blank Johnson & Johnson vaccine insert is not proof the company is hiding safety and efficacy information
https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL1N2MY1TT/ (2021-05-11)
COVID vaccine package insert is blank because up-to-date information is online
https://apnews.com/article/fact-checking-956865924140 (2021-05-11)
Fact check: Blank packaging insert in J&J vaccine is on purpose, company says
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/05/20/fact-check-blank-insert-j-j-vaccine-has-instructions-information-online/5057848001/(2021-05-20)
For at least some period of time in mid to late 2023, Moderna's Spikevax included "Intentionally Blank" package inserts in the inner cartons. However, the complete fact sheet was packaged separately.
Reddit user dangitrotto shows a photograph of the box containing the fact sheets, and adds "Yeah they are all blank in the vaccine box. The actual inserts got delivered separately."
Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/pharmacy/comments/17rq7st/comment/k9gshjg/
Sources for original claim:
https://www.reddit.com/r/pharmacy/comments/17rq7st/blank_spikevax_insert/
https://rumble.com/vrpolj-pharmacist-shocked-to-discover-vaccine-inserts-are-blank-i-shouldnt-be-givi.html
As explained above, some Spikevax fact sheets were packaged separately, while the inner cartons contained sheets marked "Intentionally Blank". Unfortunately, the pharmacist in the video did not know this.
The video was originally posted 2023-08-03 to Facebook according to Health Feedback.