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EXCLUSIVE WHO-backed vaccine hub for Africa to copy Moderna COVID-19 shot

September 14, 2021

Prashant Yadav spoke to Reuters for an exclusive piece regarding the WHO-backed vaccine hub for Africa.

CAPE TOWN, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Efforts to develop an African base for COVID-19 vaccine production will focus on trying to replicate Moderna's (MRNA.O) shot, but a lack of progress in talks with the U.S. company mean the project will take time, a senior WHO official told Reuters.