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FDA approves Merck vaccine designed to protect adults from bacteria that can cause pneumonia, serious infections

Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwardsMerck's new pneumococcal vaccine. Courtesy: MerckThe Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved Merck's new vaccine designed to protect adults from a bacteria known as pneumococcus that can cause serious illnesses and a lung infection called pneumonia, the drugmaker said.Merck's shot, called Capvaxive, specifically protects against...

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Cocoa prices are soaring. Candy makers will need to get creative

Dried cocoa beans at the Somos Cacao farm and production facility in Ragonvalia, Norte de Santader department, Colombia, on Friday, March 22, 2024. Ferley Ospina | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThere's pricing pressure taking hold of a specific corner of global agriculture — and it's bittersweet.Prices of cocoa have more than tripled...