Moderna plans to build Covid vaccine company in Africa

The biotechnology company, Moderna, says it is intending to build a factory in Africa to produce mRNA vaccines, including its Covid- 19 jabs.

Moderna said it aims to produce up to half a billion doses per year at the new facility which could also include bottling and packaging capacities.

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The company said it would soon start looking for a country in which the plant would be build.