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COVID conflict or corporate coup: CSL welcomes AstraZeneca boss on board – The Age
Pascal Soriot, the rock star CEO of UK pharma giant AstraZeneca, is joining the board of CSL as both companies race to unlock a COVID-19 vaccine.
While the race to develop an effective vaccine has been characterised as a global humanitarian effort, governments around the world have increasingly become engaged in an exercise of vaccine nationalism – funding and encouraging their own teams but also hedging their bets by throwing funds at offshore rivals to ensure local vaccine supply.
Health Minister Greg Hunts office has said the Australian government is confident CSL “has the capacity to produce sufficient vaccine…
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