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Merck Stops Developing Both Of Its COVID-19 Vaccine Candidates

By Bill Chappell

Published January 25, 2021 at 6:51 AM MST

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Merck, which previously made an Ebola vaccine, had been seen as a serious contender in the worldwide race to come up with an answer to the coronavirus.

NPR Coronavirus Updates

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Bill Chappell is a writer and editor on the News Desk in the heart of NPR's newsroom in Washington, D.C.

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