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Africa: Medical Aid Groups Welcome Plans By Moderna to Build Plant in Africa
VOA, 12 October 2021
Medical aid groups are welcoming plans by U.S. drug maker Moderna to build a plant for manufacturing vaccines in Africa. The groups say the plant, the first from a company making a… Read more »
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Moderna, Inc., 7 October 2021
Facility to manufacture drug substance with opportunity for fill/finish and packing capabilities Moderna will invest in building mRNA capabilities in Africa Read more »
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Egypt: Egypt Seeks to Locally Manufacture Moderna's Covid-19 Vaccines - Minister
Egypt Online, 10 September 2021
Minister of Health and Population Hala Zayed has discussed with representatives of US drug maker "Moderna" bilateral cooperation to provide coronavirus vaccines. Read more »
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Africa: Messenger RNA - How It Works in Nature and in Making Vaccines
The Conversation Africa, 6 September 2021
Vaccines have long been an integral part of public health programmes around the world, reducing the spread and severity of infectious diseases. The success of immunisation… Read more »
Moderna Plans to Build Vaccine Plant in Africa Welcomed
Medical aid groups support plans by U.S. drug maker Moderna to build a plant for manufacturing vaccines in Africa, writes Victoria Amunga for Voice of America. The groups say the plant, the first from a company making a Covid-19 vaccine, will help in fighting vaccine inequality.
African countries are facing a shortfall of nearly 500 million Covid-19 vaccines according to the World Health Organization. The shortage has left most countries unable to vaccinate even the most vulnerable 10% of their populations.
The move comes several months after Pfizer and BioNTech reached an agreement with a South African company to produce their Covid-19 vaccine for distribution in Africa. Calls for Africa to be an equal partner in the Covid-19 vaccine manufacturing process have been made previously, notably by President Paul Kagame of Rwanda who spoke at the Qatar Economic Forum in June 2021.
As of October 13, 2021 confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 8,399,836 while over 99,691,947 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.
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Pfizer and BioNTech have reached an agreement with a South African company to produce their COVID-19 vaccine for distribution in Africa, Voice of America reports. The Biovac ... Read more »
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A plan by the European Union (EU) not to recognise Covid-19 vaccines manufactured outside the block could set back global efforts to contain the pandemic, writes Adhere Cavince for ... Read more »
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Rwanda President Paul Kagame has said the African continent has to be an equal partner with the rest of the world when it comes to manufacturing vaccines instead of waiting for ... Read more »
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has said that the continent needs to build a vibrant and innovative medical supplies manufacturing capability that meets the health needs of ... Read more »
