COVID 19

South Africa makes its own version of the Moderna vaccine

By Editor

February 05, 2022

Scientists in South Africa have made a copy of the Moderna Covid vaccine, a move that they say could help boost vaccination rates across Africa.

The continent currently has the lowest uptake of Covid shots in the world.

The company behind the new vaccine – Afrigen Biologics – says it hopes to start clinical trials in November.

Moderna previously said it would not enforce the patents on its vaccine, allowing scientists in Cape Town to make their own version of it.