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What will it take to actually make mRNA vaccines in SA?


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Messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines, such as the Covid-19 vaccines made by Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech, have been hailed for their manufacturing advantages over conventional vaccines – so much so that African leaders such as President Cyril Ramaphosa have called for mRNA production capacity to be developed in Africa.
Catherine Tomlinson examines why mRNA vaccines are easier to make than some other types and asks what it will take to build such production capacity.
As people in South Africa roll up their sleeves to be vaccinated against Covid-19 in the coming months, many will receive a jab made by the pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and BioNTech. This vaccine is not only highly effective but also at the cutting edge of vaccine science – being one of the first of a new type of vaccine called messenger RNA, or mRNA for short. ....

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