AstraZeneca – PRESS DIGEST-Monetary Instances – Jan 18
Jan 18 (Reuters) – The next are the highest tales within the Monetary Instances. Reuters has not verified these tales and doesn’t vouch for his or her accuracy.
Headlines
Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit launches rocket into house on.ft.com/3oXR8ez
Brazil approves AstraZeneca and Chinese language coronavirus vaccines on.ft.com/2KpseWj
England extends COVID-19 vaccines to over-70s on.ft.com/2M2vFlX
Overview
Billionaire Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit reached house for the primary time on Sunday with a profitable check of its air-launched rocket, delivering 10 NASA satellites to orbit and attaining a key milestone after aborting the rocket’s first check launch final yr.
Brazilian well being regulator Anvisa on Sunday permitted emergency use of COVID-19 vaccines from China’s Sinovac Biotech Ltd and Britain’s AstraZeneca, clearing the best way for immunizations because the pandemic enters a lethal second wave.
England will launch the subsequent part of its COVID-19 vaccination programme on Monday when it’s going to begin providing doses to folks aged 70 and above and those that are thought of clinically extraordinarily weak to the coronavirus. (Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)
