South African biotech company to develop first African-owned Covid-19 vaccine

Most African countries get their vaccine supplies from Unicef through the vaccine alliance Gavi.

By  AMINA WAKO

Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • South Africa’s Afrigen Biologics and Belgium’s Univercells will develop the first African-owned Covid-19 shot as part of a broader effort to reduce the continent’s reliance on other regions for vaccines.

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