Health
Merck CEO says Covid vaccine won’t be a ‘silver bullet,’ predicts mask use for the ‘foreseeable future’ – CNBC
Merck CEO Kenneth Frazier told CNBC on Thursday that people will still have to practice mask wearing and social distancing “for the foreseeable future.”
Merck CEO Kenneth Frazier said Thursday that drugs to treat or prevent Covid-19 aren’t a “silver bullet” solution to the pandemic, predicting people will need to wear masks and practice social distancing measures well into 2021.
“I don’t see the therapeutics that we have or the vaccines that are coming as a silver bullet,” Frazier told CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” saying that people will still have to practice mask wearing and social distancing “for the foreseeable future.”
“I think that’s with us for a…
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