Merck's announcement that it has developed a pill that could slash the chance of hospitalization or death for patients at risk of severe COVID-19 disease is a step in the right direction toward saving lives and removing a threat to reopening the economy, Winthrop Capital Management's Adam Coons told Reuters.

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