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Africa's First mRNA vaccine plant opened in Rwanda
Summary by Ground News
German pharmaceutical company BioNTech has broken ground for the production site of its COVID-19 vaccine. The 30,000-square-meter plant in Kigali will have an estimated annual capacity of some 50 million vaccine doses. Rwanda's President Paul Kagame called the breaking of ground a "milestone towards vaccine equity" Only three Africa nations will meet the global target of 70% vaccine coverage by the end of June.