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Aspen aims to eventually produce 1.3 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines for Africa

1 December 2021, 6:32 AM  |
Tshepo Mongoai Tshepo Mongoai |  @SABCNews
Gqeberha Aspen plant in the Eastern Cape.

Gqeberha Aspen plant in the Eastern Cape.

Image: SA Government Flickr

Gqeberha Aspen plant in the Eastern Cape.

South African pharmaceutical company Aspen says its aim is to eventually produce 1.3 billion doses of coronavirus vaccines for Africa.

It has reached a vaccine license agreement with US firm Johnson & Johnson which will lead to an expansion in the number of coronavirus vaccines that can be produced for the continent.

The agreement between the companies will allow Aspen to manufacture a vaccine in South Africa from a COVID-19 drug substance supplied by Johnson & Johnson.

Aspens CEO Stephen Saad says, “We really are grateful for the support we have received from J&J. It [has] really given us the confidence to boost our capacity from 300 to over 400 next year. By end of next year we [will] get to 700 million. It is still short of our aspiration target of 1.3 billion.”

Aspen hosts webinar on expansion of Africa’s COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing capacity:

Meanwhile, South Africa has recorded 4 373 new COVID-19 cases, which brings the total number of infections to 2 968 052 on Tuesday.

The latest COVID-19 numbers in South Africa show a significant increase compared to the previous report, bringing the total number of new cases to 2 968 052.

Data from the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) latest coronavirus report shows that 21 people have succumbed to the virus in the last 24-hour reporting period, while the positivity rate is now at 10.2%.

See the latest COVID-19 stats below:

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