Dominance of the pneumococcal vaccine category is a race between Merck & Co and Pfizer, and while the latter is comfortably in front at the moment with its Prevnar franchise, Merck has multiple ...

Merck already sells an older pneumococcal vaccine called Pneumovax 23, which protects against 23 strains but is a polysaccharide based shot, so doesn't stimulate as strong an immune response as ...

Stephen Krahling was a published cancer researcher when vaccine maker Merck brought him on board as a virologist in 1999. That’s when he says he found himself embroiled in an all-hands-on-deck ...

A month has gone by since the last earnings report for Merck (MRK). Shares have added about 3.9% in that time frame, outperforming the S&P 500. Will the recent positive trend continue leading up to ...

Scientist Stephen Krahling worked on a project at Merck called “Protocol 7” and was uniquely positioned to blow the whistle on what he learned.

RAHWAY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, announced today that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the ...

Merck (MRK) announced that the Committee for ... adults against the serotypes that cause the majority of invasive pneumococcal disease cases. If approved in the EU, it would mark the fourth ...

The pneumococcal vaccine can protect you from an infection caused by the bacteria Streptococcus pneumoniae or pneumococcus. (Photo Credit: Bernard Chantal/Dreamstime) Pneumococcal disease can ...

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while Pneumovax 23 (pneumococcal vaccine polyvalent) vaccine sales declined 12% to $74 million. Sales of Vaxneuvance, Merck’s pneumococcal 15-valent conjugate vaccine, were $161 million ...