The Latest Breaking News from Merck

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Here's a roundup of top developments in the biotech space over the last 24 hours:

One expert says similar drugs have been shown to cause animals to be born with no teeth or parts of skull missing

If you’re worried about COVID, there’s a simple way to boost protection: get vaccinated. But this doesn’t work for everyone. People with weak immune systems – perhaps because of age or a medical condition – don’t respond well to vaccines. For them, COVID still poses a significant risk.

The FDA has placed a partial clinical hold on Alpine Immune Sciences Inc's (NASDAQ:ALPN) NEON-2 trial evaluating davoceticept (ALPN-202) in combination with pembrolizumab in adults with advanced malignancies. The partial clinical hold was prompted by Alpine's report of patient death in the NEON-2 trial.  The participant had choroidal melanoma previously treated with nivolumab and…

A World Health Organization (WHO) panel has backed the use of Merck & Co Inc's (NYSE:MRK) COVID-19 antiviral pill for high-risk patients. The expert panel conditionally recommended molnupiravir for patients with non-severe disease at high risk of hospitalization, such as the immunocompromised, the unvaccinated, older people, and those with chronic conditions. The recommendation was…

The World Health Organization on Wednesday recommended an anti-Covid pill be taken by sufferers who have mild symptoms but are at high risk of hospitalization, such as older people or the unvaccinated. The pill, called molnupiravir and developed by US pharmaceutical Merck, is taken as soon as possible after Covid-19…

Pfizer’s new COVID-19 treatment came with a catch when it debuted late last year: It can take months to make the tablets

The Food and Drug Administration approval calendar was light in February. Nevertheless, the month saw regulatory nods accorded to some breakthrough therapies.