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One Merck & Co. s facility located in Durham is at the receiving end of a $105.4 million federal government investment to aid in the production of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. Our Durham, N.C. facility is part of Merck s global manufacturing network. This site is preparing to produce bulk drug substance for the J&J vaccine, a spokesperson for the company said in a statement to ABC11.
JUST IN: Durham’s Merck Vaccine Plant will aid in production of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. The partnership between the two pharmaceutical competitors was formally announced at a White House news conference with President Biden and the CEO’s of Merck and J&J.#abc11pic.twitter.com/Tc5WxDRAry Joel Brown (@JoelBrownABC11) March 10, 2021
Students in fourth and fifth grade will return to classrooms on March 15.
The vote followed a heated exchange between board members.
This is getting heated. Board members Hagerty and Martin going back and forth and chair Sutton has to cut them off. Hagerty accusing Martin of “using scare tactics” #abc11#nced Josh Chapin (@JoshChapinABC11) March 9, 2021
Fourth and fifth graders returning now follow Pre-K through third grade students along with those in special education programs.
motion to bring 4th and 5th grade students back full time passes 8-1. Only @JMartin4Schools voted against the motion. Means those students will come back in Plan A starting next Monday #abc11#nced Josh Chapin (@JoshChapinABC11) March 10, 2021
Article updated at Thursday, March 11. to include Senate and House proceedings and governor’s signing.
Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and Republican lawmakers have reached an agreement on reopening public schools for in-person instruction under a compromise plan that returns most decision-making autonomy to local school boards.
The state Senate voted 49-0 to approve the measure after less than 10 minutes of debate. The House on Thursday, March 11, also passed the bill in a unanimous vote. Cooper signed it Thursday night.
The new measure, Senate Bill 220, was a major victory for parents, students, and General Assembly lawmakers committed to getting students back into the classroom, House Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, said Thursday.
Gov. Cooper, N.C. lawmakers reach school reopening agreement
Parents react as Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools gives students more in-person learning days By WBTV Web Staff | March 10, 2021 at 10:31 AM EST - Updated March 10 at 6:29 PM
RALEIGH, N.C. (WBTV) - Gov. Roy Cooper and North Carolina lawmakers reached an agreement to reopen public K-12 schools.
Cooper and Senate leader Phil Berger made the announcement in downtown Raleigh Wednesday morning.
The compromise agreement would require all elementary school students to operate under Plan A, full in-person learning. Middle and high schools would have the option to operate under Plan A or Plan B.