Merck Signs $356 Million US Supply Deal for Its Experimental COVID-19 Treatment

Merck Signs $356 Million US Supply Deal for Its Experimental COVID-19 Treatment
A patch with the Merck logo is shown on a scientist's lab coat in West Point, Pa., Feb. 28, 2013. Matt Rourke/AP Photo
Reuters
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Merck & Co said on Wednesday it would supply about 60,000–100,000 doses of its experimental COVID-19 treatment to the U.S. government for up to about $356 million.

The agreement will help support advanced development and large-scale manufacturing of the company’s investigational therapeutic MK-7110 to treat hospitalized patients with severe or critical COVID-19, the U.S. Department of the Health and Human Services said.