South Africa has thrown its weight behind the decision of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to waive intellectual property rights on vaccine production.
The government says this bodes well for local COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers. South Africa and India first proposed the measures to the WTO with support of other developing countries during the height of Covid-19. To discuss the the impact of local vaccine production on South Africa’s economy we are now joined via Zoom by Rhulani Nhlaniki, Pfizer South Africa’s Country Manager and Cluster Lead sub-Saharan Africa.
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