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Coronavirus update: 15 million cases worldwide as the US sign $2.7 billion COVID-19 vaccine deal – ABC News
The United States signs a $2.7 billion deal to buy enough COVID-19 vaccine still under development to inoculate 50 million people if it proves to be safe and effective, while Brazil’s President Bolsonaro tests positive a third time.
The United States will pay nearly $2.7 billion to buy enough of a COVID-19 vaccine still under development to inoculate 50 million people if it proves to be safe and effective, development company Pfizer have said.
The deal comes as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases topped 15 million globally, with the US, Brazil and India all recording numbers in the millions.
Meanwhile Brazilian authorities say Sao Paulo state, the nation’s most populous, has topped 20,000 deaths from COVID-19 and th…
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