Flash Briefing: US govt to donate 5.7mn vaccines to SA; riots relief package to cost R38,9bn; universal booster shot

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News headlines:
*SA-born biotech billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong is backing a Covid-19 vaccine candidate that he sees as having potential as a universal booster of other pandemic shots.
*The US government will begin shipping a donation of 5.66-million Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccines to SA on Wednesday, with the first consignment expected to land on Saturday, a senior US government official has told Business Day.
*South Africa Treasury expects a relief package for businesses and individuals affected by this month’s deadly riots to cost 38.9 billion rand ($2.6 billion). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
28 Jul 2021 8AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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