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Pfizer Inc. on Monday said it priced a sustainability bond of $1 billion of 1.750% senior notes due 2031. The company said net proceeds will finance or refinance research and development related to the Covid-19 vaccine, capital expenditures connected with the manufacture and distribution of the vaccines and other projects with environmental or social impacts.
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