Investors turn to biotech as vaccine roll-out cools sentiment on big pharma

Other sectors set to benefit as lockdown eases

Pedro Gonçalves
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Any halo earned from helping tackle the Covid-19 pandemic is likely to be short-lived for big pharma, according to asset managers who are turning their sights towards biotech and telehealth as the world slowly returns to normal.

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