The first COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing plant on the African continent has opened in South Africa. While vaccination programs around the world have delivered more than ten-billion doses, sub-Saharan Africa is facing a massive shortage. In the long term, hopes are that Cape Town-based Afrigen Biologics will be able to increase local production, delivering an affordable product and reducing dependency on imports.


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