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4 historical designations highlight groundbreaking scientific achievements

The American Chemical Society Landmark program recognizes important contributions to modern life through chemical sciences

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Learn more about invasive pneumococcal disease and how it spreads

Invasive pneumococcal disease can lead to a number of serious illnesses in children

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The new generation making an impact on HIV

Meet five young advocates leading the response to HIV around the world

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How antimicrobial resistance is threatening one of our most critical health tools

Why antibiotics are a critical medicine and how we can help protect them

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Is your child up to date on their vaccines? Make a plan today

Keeping kids’ vaccinations current can help protect them against vaccine-preventable diseases

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Our partnerships help make vaccines accessible worldwide

How our colleagues are collaborating with organizations to improve global vaccination rates

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Measles: symptoms and signs

Learn more about what the measles virus is and how measles spreads

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‘I can tell my kids: You did something special’

Merck scientist Angela Jablonski explains why she enrolled her children in a pediatric COVID-19 vaccine trial

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Why improving health literacy is important

Many people struggle to understand health information, which can impact health outcomes. What we're doing to help

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Colleagues ensure timely supply of our investigational oral antiviral COVID-19 medicine

Get a behind-the-scenes look at Haarlem, Netherlands, where some of our first doses are being produced and packaged

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An oral history: Stepping up throughout the COVID-19 pandemic

Scientists, leaders, global partners and more reflect on how we rose to the challenge and worked together, one moment at a time

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How you can help slow the threat of antimicrobial resistance

The growing burden of AMR threatens the return to a world without effective antibiotics

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6 global trends critical to patients during the COVID-19 pandemic

Expert panel of patient advocacy leaders on COVID-19, its impact on patients and moving forward

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All hands on deck against COVID-19

How every division at Merck is pitching in to address a global need

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Humans, animals and the environment - our health is all connected

Why the One Health approach is important now more than ever

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Taking the fight against COVID-19 on the road

How a 39-foot Winnebago is helping to raise awareness about clinical trials

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Mitos y realidades sobre la enfermedad neumocócica

Analizamos posibles percepciones erróneas sobre la enfermedad neumocócica y su impacto en niños y adultos.

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Antimicrobial resistance - an emerging public health crisis

Q&A with Dr. Jenelle Krishnamoorthy on the urgent need to work together to address the threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR)

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Helping protect health from birth to adulthood

Vaccination is one of the many ways you can help protect your loved ones every day

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Our commitment to HIV treatments and prevention through the years

We continue to work at the forefront of the fight against HIV

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Building on our partnership with (RED)

We are providing an additional $1.2 million grant to support (RED) in its efforts to end AIDS

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From Kenya to the U.S., she’s helping lead the fight against HIV

Growing up in Kenya during the height of the HIV/AIDS crisis inspired Merck’s Dr. Bern Ng’eno to commit her life to improving HIV treatment and care