South African Biotech Biovac Produces First Batch of COVID-19 Vaccine

Biovac, a vaccine producer located in South Africa, has produced its first batch of Pfizer and BioNTech’s mRNA vaccine. The company was added to Pfizer and BioNTech’s vaccine manufacturing network just over a year ago. The South African Health Regulatory Products Authority still needs to inspect the vaccines before they can be distributed.

According to Zoey Becker, “Throughout the pandemic, vaccine makers have faced scrutiny for not making more of an effort to supply doses to low- and middle-income countries. Many of the top producers responded by pledging manufacturing investments and inking deals with local partners to bolster supply.”

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(Source: Fierce Pharma, September 14^th, 2022)