Just 18 months after the start of the coronavirus pandemic, Egyptian vaccine maker Vacsera passed a milestone.
Last weekend, the company celebrated the production of its first million doses of a Covid-19 vaccine developed by Chinese firm Sinovac.
A similar effort is under way at the other end of the continent, where South Africa’s Aspen Pharmacare is producing Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus shots. The two companies signed an agreement in November and the first batch was produced in May.
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