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Biden to meet on with CEOs of JNJ, Merck at White House on Wednesday: official – Metro US

Biden to meet on with CEOs of JNJ, Merck at White House on Wednesday: official

The Merck logo is seen on a sign at the
The Merck logo is seen on a sign at the Merck & Co campus in Rahway, New Jersey

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Biden will meet with the chief executives of Johnson & Johnson and Merck & Co Inc at the White House on Wednesday after the companies recently announced a COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing deal, a White House official said on Monday.

The president had been expected to attend an event with the CEOs during a visit on Wednesday to vaccine manufacturer Emergent Biosolutions, but the trip to the company’s Baltimore facility was canceled, the official said.

(Reporting by Steve Holland; writing by Susan Heavey; Editing by Tim Ahmann)