8 October 2020 - Company has right under contract to declare pandemic over by July 2021.

AstraZeneca, which has promised not to profit from its COVID-19 vaccine “during the pandemic”, has the right to declare an end to the pandemic as soon as July 2021, according to an agreement with a manufacturer.

The UK pharmaceutical company, which is developing a vaccine candidate with Oxford university, has said it would provide doses on a cost basis for at least as long as the pandemic lasts.

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