FILE PHOTO: The AstraZeneca logo is seen on medication packages at a pharmacy in London, April 28, 2014. REUTERS / Stefan Wermuth / File Photo SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil announced on Saturday that it had signed a $ 127 million deal to start producing locally an experimental vaccine developed …
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