US biotech tycoon opens Africa's first end-to-end COVID-19 jab plant

Scissor ceremony: President Cyril Ramaphosa, left, joins biotech tycoon Patrick Soon-Shiong in launching the vaccine hubCAPE TOWN - US biotech billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong on Wednesday opened a plant in Cape Town that will be the first in Africa to produce Covid-19 vaccines from start to finish.

The plant will be South Africa's third Covid vaccine manufacturing facility but the first in the continent to make the formula across every stage, rather than producing it from semi-finished batches. South Africa is where giant leaps in medicine take place, according to NantWorks LLC founder Patrick Soon-Shiong. He was speaking at the launch of a coalition to accelerate domestic production of pharmaceuticals, biologics and vaccines throughout the continent. CourtesySouth African President Cyril Ramaphosa, speaking at the inaugural event, hailed the plant as a sign of African self-reliance.

Born in South Africa to Chinese parents and now a US citizen, the billionaire said the launch was"one of the momentous moments of my life -- this is a homecoming."

wait so we dont even own the plant mfana is selling us out , time for action

Ramaphosa for Europeans we must elect our president

I don't believe this, COVID-19 has been weakened to nothing but a common flu, and now we have a new plant. For whom and for the why...Cyril has really sold us as SA to the highest bidder. Our bodies have enough immune, No thanks.🤚

The richer will become richer and the poor become the poorest.

Why? 🤷‍♂️

So the poison will be made right here at home now? Yho

CyrilRamaphosa is on the ground running the race. Good work and congratulations

You mean a South African living in USA

coolkat_1 Who owns this plant?

coolkat_1 Oksalayo

And yet can't find food for the starving tummies

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