coronavirus vaccine

Vegetarian? This might be the right vaccine for you

Posted by WRAL News | Apr 2, 2021

Three coronavirus vaccines are currently in use. But one that’s about to start phase three trials across the United States, including right here in the Triangle, could be a game changer.

Coronavirus vaccine production could boost Merck’s hiring in Durham

Posted by WRAL News | Mar 11, 2021

DURHAM, N.C. – The federal government has awarded Merck more than $100 million to produce coronavirus vaccine at its Durham plant. Johnson & Johnson enlisted Merck’s help to ramp up production of its one-dose vaccine. President Joe Biden announced this week a government deal to secure 100 million more...

Merck in Durham to produce ‘bulk drug substance’ for Johnson & Johnson vaccine

Posted by Jodi Leese Glusco | Mar 10, 2021

Merck’s Durham vaccine production facility will be a new piece of the COVID-19 puzzle. The Maurice R. Hilleman Center for Vaccine Manufacturing in Treyburn will “produce bulk drug substance” for the shots, a spokesman said Wednesday.