What Moderna plant means for tech transfer

A health worker injects a Covid-19 vaccine to a patient in Nyeri town. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Moderna, an American biotechnology company, will open its first production plant in Africa in Kenya to make messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines. The expenditure is estimated to be more than $500 million (Sh56.5 billion).

This approach will improve global vaccination and encourage long-term growth, as well as knowledge and technology transfer, as biotech companies face increasing pressure to share their expertise with manufacturers in global south countries.

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