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Economic Times | 22 Dec, 2020 | 06.43AM IST
Covid Vaccine Live Updates: Russia, AstraZeneca to test combination of COVID-19 shots
The developers of Sputnik V proposed the approach to AstraZeneca last month, suggesting it could increase the effectiveness of the British vaccine
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Russia, AstraZeneca to test combination of COVID-19 shots
Developers of the Russian coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V on Monday announced signing an agreement with AstraZeneca to test a combination of the British drugmaker's COVID-19 shots and a component of the vaccine created in Moscow.
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