Astrazeneca, the British pharmaceuticals giant that is currently the UK’s most valuable public company, is sitting on a major ‘paper profit’, on its 7.7% stake in Moderna, the Massachusetts-based drugs company at the front of the queue to provide a Covid-19 vaccine. Having invested an initial $240 million in Moderna in 2013, topped up by $140 million in 2016, Astrazeneca’s stake is now worth over $2 billion.

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