Africa-Press-South-Africa Since the beginning of the pandemic, several African countries have been calling for a patent waiver on COVID-19 vaccines. So far, without a result. Now an mRNA hub for Africa – the first of its kind – is being set up in Cape Town. It aims to copy the Moderna vaccine. DW correspondent Adrian Kriesch reports. It’s a first for the continent. An inconspicuous building in an industrial area of Cape Town is the base for Africa’s only vaccine technology hub. With vaccines in short supply in Africa, the WHO and COVAX initiative led the drive to set up a local technology-sharing platform.
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