(Reuters) – Devon Brumfield could hear his father breathless on the phone. FILE PHOTO: Devon Brumfield holds a photo of his father Darrell Cager Sr., who died March 31 of complications from coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in this undated image. Devon Brumfield / Brochure via REUTERS Darrell Cager Sr., 64, had …
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(Reuters) – Devon Brumfield could hear his father breathless on the phone. FILE PHOTO: Devon Brumfield holds a photo of his father Darrell Cager Sr., who died March 31 of complications from coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in this undated image. Devon Brumfield / Brochure via REUTERS Darrell Cager Sr., 64, had …
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(Reuters) – The United States government has set a benchmark for the price of the COVID-19 vaccine in a $ 2 billion deal announced Wednesday with Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) and the German biotechnology BioNTech SE (22UAy.F) which will likely pressure other manufacturers to set similar prices, industry analysts told Reuters. …
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