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BioNTech breaks ground on Rwanda vaccine factory

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Chiponda Chimbelu | Themistocle Hakizimana
June 24, 2022

COVID-19 vaccine maker BioNTech has started construction of a vaccine factory in Rwanda. It is part of a plan to help countries in Africa jumpstart a manufacturing network for the continent.

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