Merck Announces Supply Agreement with U.S. Government for Molnupiravir, an Investigational Oral Antiviral Candidate for Treatment of Mild to Moderate COVID-19
U.S. government commits to purchase approximately 1.7 million courses of Molnupiravir upon issuance of Emergency Use Authorization or approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Merck known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced it has entered into a procurement agreement with the United States government for molnupiravir . Molnupiravir is currently being evaluated in a Phase 3 clinical … U.S. government commits to purchase approximately 1.7 million courses of Molnupiravir upon issuance of Emergency Use Authorization or approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
The Navy’s Big Fleet of Small Boats
Maritime Activity Reports, Inc. June 9, 2021
The U.S. Navy’s Mark VI class patrol boat is designed to patrol riverine and littoral waters around the globe. (Photo: Nelson Doromal Jr / U.S. Navy)
The Navy is known for its big ships. It has a lot of smaller boats and craft, too 3,200 of them.
The three primary stakeholders for these craft are the Surface Fleet, Commander Navy Installations Command and Navy Expeditionary Combat Command. Other stakeholders include Submarine Forces; Air Forces (which own the aircraft carriers); Naval Special Warfare; the Coast Guard; Naval Facilities Command and the Naval Warfare Centers.
Warfare Center Employees Afforded Unique NAVSEA Opportunity Through Bundy Scholar Program
A 10-month master’s degree program that offers Naval Sea System Command (NAVSEA) warfare center employees a better U.S. Navy operational perspective is being offered by NAVSEA at the U.S. Naval War College (NWC) in Newport, Rhode Island.
Participants in the first class of the NAVSEA Dr. William F. Bundy Warfare Center Scholar Program include Chris Kona of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport; Emily Hester of Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Dahlgren Division; D. Max Jones of NSWC Carderock Division; and Mary Westlake and Jamie Jones both from NSWC Port Hueneme Division.