SA races ahead of Nigeria to fund post-COVID strategy
More than a year after Nigeria secured a spot on the first list of six African countries to receive the mRNA vaccine technology to build an independent vaccine production system, Africa’s…
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African Vaccine Academy: Building local talent for sustainable vaccine manufacturing
The COVID-19 pandemic and recent Africa-specific outbreaks have revealed the critical role of vaccine manufacturing in both epidemic preparedness and response. Conversations among African…
Africa’s vaccine supply chain: strategies to strengthen last mile delivery
The delivery of vaccines to all corners of the world is a complex undertaking, as it requires a chain of precisely coordinated events in temperature-controlled environments to store, manage,…
Vaccine production: Buhari asks Osagie for progress report
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in Abuja directed the Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, to submit a progress report by the end of May 2022 on the indigenous production of vaccines…
WHO asks producers to update COVID vaccine over fears of waning protection
The Technical Advisory Group on COVID-19 Vaccine Composition of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has charged manufacturers to update the composition of current COVID-19 vaccines to match…