Exclusive: Russia, despite theft allegations, hails deal to make UK-developed COVID-19 vaccine

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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia on Friday unveiled a deal with AstraZeneca to manufacture a COVID-19 vaccine being developed by the pharmaceuticals giant and Oxford University, a move its wealth fund head said showed Moscow had no need to steal vaccine data.

Britain, Canada and the United States said on Thursday that hackers backed by the Russian state were trying to steal COVID-19 vaccine and treatment research from academic and pharmaceutical institutions around the world – allegations the Kremlin denied.

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