News24.com | No orders for Aspen’s vaccine

Aspen’s flagship manufacturing site in Gqebhera, Eastern Cape. Aspen needs clear commitments within weeks from African governments for orders of its Covid-19 vaccine or will recommit that production line in Gqeberha to more in-demand anesthetics.The continent’s biggest drugmaker has been let down by the lack of interest in the shots – a locally made version of Johnson & Johnson’s dose, according to head of strategic trade, Stavros Nicolaou.“We had counted on, and were assured, that the regional manufacturing platform was critical and would be supported,” Nicolaou said by phone. “We had banked on these initial volumes to give us the time to enable us to pivot to other vaccines.” Aspen is only making a “trickle” of
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