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BioNTech gets $145m funding for African vaccine plants

Jennifer Rigby and Ludwig Burger 30 May 2024

6 trends driving Africa’s growth in 2024

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6 trends driving Africa’s growth in 2024

Amadou Diallo 19 Feb 2024

Source: City of Hope.

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Breakthroughs in medicine: top virologist on the two most important developments for Africa

Oyewale Tomori 2 Nov 2023

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation campus is pictured in Seattle, Washington, US 5 May 2021. Reuters/Lindsey Wasson/File Photo

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Gates gives $40m to boost access to mRNA vaccines in Africa

Jennifer Rigby and Wendell Roelf 9 Oct 2023

Source: Nobel Prize/Youtube

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Nobel Prize for mRNA pioneers amid jab controversy

Katja Hamilton 6 Oct 2023

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South Africa, Germany sign agreement for vaccine production

15 Sep 2023

Source: Moderna.

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Moderna reports 92% interim profit drop

Katja Hamilton 17 Aug 2023

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Phaahla urges Brics nations to maintain vigilance against Covid-19

8 Aug 2023

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How do you make something interesting?

Peter Horszowski, Issued by Pert Industrials 7 Jul 2023

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Abbott's uninterrupted streak: 398th consecutive quarterly dividend declared

22 Jun 2023

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Sanofi fully embraces AI and data science for patient breakthroughs

20 Jun 2023

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CDC orders discard of 12.5 million doses of J&J Covid-19 vaccine

19 May 2023

Source: Supplied. Mary Rodgers, a virus hunter and scientist at Abbott who works with the Abbott Pandemic Defense Coalition.

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#HIVToday: Abbott's top scientist speaks to staying one step ahead of a constantly mutating virus

Katja Hamilton 28 Apr 2023

Source: World Economic Forum.

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The world's first malaria vaccine ready for distribution

26 Apr 2023

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Consortium sparks debate over intellectual property of mRNA vaccines manufactured in SA

Katja Hamilton 21 Apr 2023

Cape Town-based biotechnology company, Afrigen, appoints new board chair

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Cape Town-based biotechnology company, Afrigen, appoints new board chair

Issued by Irvine Partners 26 Jan 2023

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Anti-vax appeal - court asked to stop South Africa's Covid vaccination campaign pending an investigation

18 Jan 2023

Source: Reuters.

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BioNTech starts human trial to test malaria vaccine

28 Dec 2022

Source Reuters.

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BioNTech ready to ship first mRNA vaccine factory kit to Africa

22 Dec 2022

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The challenges and possibilities inherent in turning Africa into a research and development hub

Dr Tadesse T Mekonen 17 Oct 2022

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Moderna sues Pfizer

30 Aug 2022

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World Bank funds Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention $100m

Alexander Winning, Joe Bavier and Andrew Cawthorne. 25 Jul 2022

Claimed pioneer of mRNA technology files patent infringement lawsuit against BioNTech

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Claimed pioneer of mRNA technology files patent infringement lawsuit against BioNTech

20 Jul 2022

Source: BioNTech.

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Pfizer and BioNTech announce FDA approval of their Covid-19 vaccine for young teens

13 Jul 2022

Source: Reuters/Shelley Christians. A production scientist works with samples at the Afrigen Biologics' site in Cape Town.

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SA's Afrigen partners with US on mRNA vaccine research

Bhargav Acharya, Nellie Peyton and Josie Kao 12 Jul 2022

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New agreement paves way for development of first African-owned Covid-19 vaccine

27 Jun 2022

Source: Supplied: Petro Terblanche, managing director of Afrigen,

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#AfricaMonth: Injecting the continent - and the world - with hope

Katja Hamilton 20 May 2022

mRNA Tech transfer hub beneficiaries announced

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mRNA Tech transfer hub beneficiaries announced

21 Feb 2022

Source: Moderna

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Bancel says he's working to get Moderna vaccine in Hong Kong

18 Feb 2022

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World first as SA lab makes mRNA Covid vaccine using Moderna data

18 Feb 2022

Source: Premier Alan Winde. The interior of the new NantSA vaccine plant opened in Cape Town at the same time as the launch of the AAAH coalition .

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Cape Town unveils Africa's Access to Advanced Healthcare coalition

24 Jan 2022

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SAMRC sponsors landmark Covid-19 vaccine trial in collaborative bid to combat HIV

13 Jan 2022

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SAMA delighted at the availability of booster shots

24 Dec 2021

Travel bans aren't the answer to stopping new Covid variant Omicron

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Travel bans aren't the answer to stopping new Covid variant Omicron

Anthony Zwi 30 Nov 2021

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New vaccine tailored to Omicron can be ready in 100 days

28 Nov 2021

Bridging the Covid-19 vaccine gap

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Bridging the Covid-19 vaccine gap

15 Sep 2021

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Nobel laureates call for waiving of IP Covid-19 rules

14 Sep 2021

South Africa’s Covid-19 vaccine rollout is picking up pace. Luca Sola/AFP via Getty Images

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Reluctant to be vaccinated for Covid-19? Here are 6 myths you can put to rest

30 Jul 2021

PRofessor Glenda Gray, CEO, SAMRC

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J&J single-dose vaccine effective against Delta variant

26 Jul 2021

Commemorate Madiba's legacy this July with Public Sector Leaders

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Commemorate Madiba's legacy this July with Public Sector Leaders

Issued by Topco Media 23 Jul 2021

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South Africa's vaccine quagmire, and what needs to be done now

Alex van den Heever, Imraan Valodia, Shabir A Madhi & Willem Venter 5 Jul 2021

Source: ©Stepan Popov

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Covid-19 vaccine plant in Africa? This is what it would take to build one

23 Jun 2021

World Health Organisation (WHO) director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks as he attends the World Health Assembly (WHA) amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Geneva, Switzerland, 24 May 2021. Christopher Black/World Health Organisation/Handout via Reuters

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WHO setting up hub to make Covid-19 vaccines in South Africa - Tedros

22 Jun 2021

Should we vaccinate all returned travellers in hotel quarantine? It's no magic fix but it could reduce risks

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Should we vaccinate all returned travellers in hotel quarantine? It's no magic fix but it could reduce risks

13 May 2021

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Viruses can hijack cellular process in order to block immune response

22 Feb 2021

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How the coronavirus mutates and what this means for the future of Covid-19

Ed Rybicki, Anna-Lise Williamson, Don Cowan & Stephanie G Burton 17 Feb 2021

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Covid vaccine weekly: developing boosters for new mutations

Rob Reddick 8 Feb 2021