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A vaccine that s similar to moderna s. it would only cost a fraction of the price. we have a target which is around $2. we cannot tell yet whether we can get to that, but we re certainly working towards a target. i think it s absolutely essential that this continent establish its own end to end vaccine manufacturing capacity and capability. this laboratory is part of an information hub set up by the world health organisation to share information about vaccines, but drug companies like moderna have refused to take part. and that means the cheaper south african vaccine could be delayed by up to three years. moderna has not shared anything with afrigen specifically, or with the hub specifically. moderna does share in their weekly scientific discussions with the global community, ....
The country, we are trying our best from 7000 miles away, directing them to the right hospitals as we ve heard about the shortages of medicines or oxygen. things are improving gradually. the numbers have come down and we are probably, as i understand, on track to vaccinate the adult population of india by the end of this year. that might be a bit too late, but with restrictions about certain ramah tables being lifted, indian one of the largest producers of vaccines in india would be on track. we have another indigenous vaccine produced in india called co-vaccine and the combination of the two with some of the other vaccines getting the nod from the government should speed this process up. this is a concern a lot of people have, that we don t have vaccine manufacturing capacity ....
Combination of the two should speed this process up. dr. bhadelia, this is a concern that a lot of people have, that vaccine manufacturing capacity that s regional and that s something to fix for the future. except that s not the case in india. they actually are a massive vaccine manufacturer, so is it infrastructure, is it distribution as dr. katyal says because you ve worked in ebola, and you ve seen what bad distribution of medication and health services can do. that s right. i mean, i think overall there are parts of the world that just don t have enough manufacturing capacity, and you can look at the continent of africa that has to import 99% of the vaccines administered there. but there are other countries such as india and south africa that had the infrastructure and currently the problem is there weren t enough raw material. we have to trace back to what happened which is covax, the w.h.o. utility put together to ....
In public and the country s president, cyril ramaphosa, has announced a limit on indoor and outdoor public gatherings. further restrictions are necessary to ensure that health facilities are not overwhelmed and that lives that could be saved are not lost. the country was hit by a devastating second wave in december and january when a variant emerged, and there are concerns the third wave is following the same trajectory. the situation has also shone a light on south africa s lagging vaccine roll out. 0nly1.5% of the country s 60 million people have received a vaccine. as the african continent, we are pushing ahead with efforts to expand our vaccine manufacturing capacity with a view to be self sufficient in vaccine production. south africa is one of the countries leading ....
The third wave is following the same trajectory. the situation has also shone a light on south africa s lagging vaccine roll out. 0nly1.5% of the country s 60 million people have received a vaccine. as the african continent, we are pushing ahead with efforts to expand our vaccine manufacturing capacity with a view to be self sufficient in vaccine production. south africa is one of the countries leading the charge to remove patent rights on coronavirus vaccines to help every country manufacture its own supplies. courtney bembridge, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come aiming high the climberfrom hong kong who s become the fastest woman to climb everest. ....