Covid: England to offer Covid jab to five to 11-year-olds and Hong Kong’s surge
Five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Wednesday evening. …
BioNTech, the German firm behind one of the first Covid vaccines, has announced plans to start production in Africa. It has developed a “laboratory in a container” – dubbed “BioNTainer” – which could be shipped to several countries. Scientists here say two of its beige, two-storey containers could churn out up to 50 million doses of vaccine a year. The firm aims to redress big disparities in access to vaccines. Supplies have improved, but only 11% of Africa’s population are fully jabbed. By continent, that is the lowest rate in the world.
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