SOUTH AFRICA – South Africa’s Afrigen Biologics and Vaccines, a Cape Town-based biotechnology company, has designed and developed the first mRNA COVID-19 vaccine at lab scale in Africa. Afrigen scientists…
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South Africa based vaccine know-how transfer hub to replicate Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine
AFRICA – The WHO has initiated talks with USA based Moderna Inc to develop Covid-19 vaccines in Africa designed to help more developing countries access COVID-19 shots after rich nations…
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SOUTH AFRICA – The World Health Organization (WHO), together with a few other concerned organizations have formed a consortium, officiated by a letter of intent to address the global imbalance…
Read MoreAfrigen gears up to deliver Africa’s first COVID-19 mRNA vaccine
SOUTH AFRICA – Afrigen Biologics expects a decision in mid-July on partners to produce Africa’s first COVID-19 vaccine using the mRNA platform, the South African start-up’s managing director said. The…
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