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Merck, Johnson & Johnson to strike 'wartime' COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing deal: WaPo


Merck & Co., a leading vaccine player worldwide, has been largely absent during the COVID-19 vaccine race. Not anymore: The drugmaker is set to partner with Johnson & Johnson to boost production of its newly authorized shot, The Washington Post reports. President Joe Biden is set to unveil the deal Tuesday, the newspaper reports. During the first days of his administration, officials realized J&J had fallen behind on production targets, so officials jumped in to coordinate a tie-up between the companies. Recognizing it's a 'wartime effort,' the companies agreed to join forces when they might otherwise be rivals, one unnamed official told the newspaper.

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