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Vaccine production facility to boost South Africa’s Covid-19 fighting capabilities

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President Cyril Ramaphosa says the vaccine production facility, unveiled in Brackengate yesterday, will tremendously boost South Africa’s Covid-19 fighting capabilities.

The plant, established by the US biotech billionaire Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, is set to produce a billion Covid-19 vaccine doses by 2025.

Ramaphosa says the facility would help provide much needed doses of vaccines to other African countries.

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He says the establishment of the facility is also a big investment in the country’s scientific and research skills.

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Watch the full media-briefing here.

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