South African firm to produce BioNTech/Pfizer vaccine
By DW
23 July 2021 |
11:08 am
The Biovac Institute reached a deal with Pfizer to prepare and deliver vaccine doses for the continent. It comes amid an increase of cases in Africa, where just 2% of the population have received a first dose.
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