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Rise and shine, another busy day is on the way. We can tell because our short person is hunched over a laptop for another round of learning and our official mascot is bounding about the grounds while barking at critters. As for us, we are rifling through our fast-growing to-do list and brewing cups of stimulation. Our choice today is maple bourbon. Yes, this is a real flavor. Feel free to join us. Or grab a bottle of water, if you prefer. Meanwhile, here are some tidbits. We hope your day goes well, and do stay safe — wear a mask. …

Merck (MRK) will help Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) make its single-shot Covid-19 vaccine, an unusual pact between competitors that could boost the supply of the newly authorized shot, The Washington Post reports. Biden administration officials began searching for additional manufacturing capacity after they realized that J&J had fallen behind in vaccine production and sought to broker a deal with Merck, which had failed to develop its own coronavirus vaccine.

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