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World Service,12 Apr 2024,26 mins

The challenge to produce vaccines in Africa

World Business Report

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Moderna has halted plans to build a Covid-19 plant in Kenya alleging the demand after the pandemic has fallen dramatically. Rahul Tandon explores the different challenges that keep Africa missing out on investments to develop vaccines and the consequence this has on the population. Shareholders of United States Steel will vote on a planned takeover of the company by a Japanese firm. We hear why not everyone's happy with the deal. (Picture: A doctor draws the Moderna coronavirus disease booster vaccine. Picture credit: REUTERS)

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