The African Union has announced that it intends to purchase up to 110m doses of the Moderna ARN vaccines in order to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic on the continent. Moderna is prepared to deliver the first 15 million doses to Africa later this year as part of …
Read More »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. Read …
Read More »DR Congo: Felix Tshisekedi now vaccinated against COVID-19
Felix Tshisekedi, President of the Democratic Republic of Congo received his first dose of Moderna vaccine months after refusing a shot from AstraZeneca for fear it was unsure. President Tshisekedi has been vaccinated few days after the country received its first batch of about 250,000 doses of Moderna vaccine. DR …
Read More »Covid-19: Kenya receives 880,000 doses of Moderna vaccine from US
The United States donated 880,000 Cvid-19 vaccine doses to Kenya to strengthen its vaccination program. The Kenyan authorities received vaccines at the country’s main airport Monday morning. The health ministry has tweeted a picture of the ceremony of reception: The 880,460 doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is the first shipment …
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