Featured Story | By Kevin Dunleavy When AstraZeneca reported its second quarter earnings, sales of Evusheld came in at $445 million—a startling decline from the $469 million it generated in the first quarter. Still, the company is predicting sales of the one-of-its-kind COVID product will increase in the second half. read more |
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