A nurse prepares an injection of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in Westwood, California. A health worker in Alaska experienced flushes and shortness of breath after receiving the vaccine, the local Department of Health and Social Services said. Photo: Los Angeles Times via AP, Pool
A nurse prepares an injection of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in Westwood, California. A health worker in Alaska experienced flushes and shortness of breath after receiving the vaccine, the local Department of Health and Social Services said. Photo: Los Angeles Times via AP, Pool
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Hong Kong and China markets rise on rally in pharmaceutical stocks, vaccines progress

  • The Hang Seng Index, which posted its biggest rally in a month on Wednesday, closed 0.8 per cent higher
  • The Shanghai Composite Index advanced by 1.1 per cent and recorded its biggest gain since December 1

Iris Ouyang
Iris Ouyang

Updated: 5:10pm, 17 Dec, 2020

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A nurse prepares an injection of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in Westwood, California. A health worker in Alaska experienced flushes and shortness of breath after receiving the vaccine, the local Department of Health and Social Services said. Photo: Los Angeles Times via AP, Pool
A nurse prepares an injection of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in Westwood, California. A health worker in Alaska experienced flushes and shortness of breath after receiving the vaccine, the local Department of Health and Social Services said. Photo: Los Angeles Times via AP, Pool
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