Six African countries will be granted the groundbreaking mRNA technology to establish their vaccine production centers, according to the World Health Organization, allowing the continent to become self-sufficient in the face of the Covid pandemic.
Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, and Tunisia will receive the technology that was developed in Europe for the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna vaccines.
The goal, according to the Senegalese president, is to have 60 percent of vaccinations delivered in Africa also produced in Africa.
The new African vaccine hub might eventually generate vaccines for diseases like malaria, TB, and HIV.
Later in Brussels, at a summit between the European Union and the African Union, a ceremony to commemorate the transfer of mRNA technology would be performed.
BBC
