Billionaire opens vaccine plant in S. Africa
By Reuters
29 January 2022 |
6:48 am
South African-American businessman Patrick Soon-Shiong was joined by President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday to open a vaccine facility aimed at tackling a dearth of manufacturing capacity on the African continent
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