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Africa & World
South Africa’s Biovac partners vaccine makers BioNTech and Pfizer
COVID-19 vaccine makers BioNTech and Pfizer on Wednesday said they had found a South African partner to produce their jab on the African continent for the first time. The move comes amid growing criticism of vaccine inequality that has seen poor countries fall behind richer ones in the race to protect people from the coronavirus. Under the agreement, Cape Town-based…
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Africa & World
Rich countries block South Africa’s push for poor countries to make COVID-19 vaccines
THE World Trade Organisation (WTO) talks on a proposal by India and South Africa to temporarily suspend intellectual property (IP) rules related to COVID-19 vaccines and treatments hit a roadblock on Thursday after wealthy countries balked at the idea, Germany’s dpa news agency reported. The two developing countries say the IP waiver will allow drugmakers in poor countries to start…
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Africa & World
Pfizer and BioNTech have offered SA discounted Covid-19 vaccines
Pfizer and BioNTech offered to supply South Africa with their Covid-19 vaccine at a discounted $10 a dose, according to a person familiar with the talks, yet the president’s office still described the cost as prohibitive. The price was worked out according to South Africa’s status as a middle-income nation and is about half of what the drugmakers are charging in…
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