African billionaire opens Covid-19 vaccine plant in South Africa
South Africa has opened a new manufacturing plant which will be the first in Africa to produce Covid-19 vaccines from start to finish.
The Nant SA facility in Cape Town is the initiative of South African born biotech billionaire, Dr Patrick Soon-Shiong.
He explains why it鈥檚 important for the Continent to be self-reliant in the fight against disease and why he plans to give away half his wealth to charitable causes.
(Picture: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and Dr Patrick Soon-Shiong cut a ribbon, while Premier of the Western Cape Alan Winde looks on, during the launch of Nant SA, a vaccine manufacturing facility designed to accelerate the production of pharmaceuticals, in Cape Town, South Africa, January 19, 2022. Credit: REUTERS/Shelley Christians)
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