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Merck will help Johnson & Johnson produce its one-dose COVID-19 vaccine in ‘historic partnership’

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President Joe Biden is set to announce on Tuesday that pharmaceutical company Merck & Co will help manufacture Johnson & Johnson’s one-dose coronavirus vaccine. Senior officials told The Washington Post that the administration sought to secure a deal with Merck – which ended trials of its own immunization – after realizing J&J had fallen behind in … Read more

Merck CEO says raising COVID-19 vaccine hopes is a ‘grave disservice’

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Kenneth Frazier, Merck’s CEO, warned that progress on prototype vaccines may be overhyped as it’s not yet clear how effective they are (file)  COVID-19 vaccines under development are not guaranteed to work and people who say to expect a vaccine before year-end are doing a ‘grave disservice to the public,’ drugmaker Merck’s chief executive officer … Read more