30/06/21

Africa ‘tech hub’ aims to fill COVID-19 vaccine gap

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一名医务人员准备管理COVID-19疫苗。版权:Amisom照片/Mokhtar Mohamed,公共区域

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  • 新的mRNA技术转移枢纽将在南非建立
  • 设施将为疫苗开发提供培训和许可证
  • Less than one per cent in Africa have been vaccinated against COVID-19

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[内罗毕]非洲可以开始使用本地制造新冠肺炎疫苗next year after the World Health Organization (WHO) announced plans for the first mRNA技术transfer hub in South Africa.

信使RNA或mRNA是高级的技术这构成了辉瑞/Biontech和Moderna的基础新冠肺炎疫苗。它通过教细胞如何制造蛋白质来触发体内的免疫反应。

世卫组织说,转移枢纽将允许通过为当地制造商提供的培训和必要的许可以工业规模建立mRNA技术。

“这一大流行表明,低收入国家不能依靠发达国家来满足其疫苗需求。”

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO

The first tech transfer hub is to be led by a South African consortium comprising Biovac, Afrigen Biologics and Vaccines, a网络大学和非洲疾病控制与预防中心。

谁在上周(6月21日)的新闻发布会上说:“该大流行表明低收入国家不能依靠发达国家来满足其疫苗需求。”

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He said the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths in Africa has increased by almost 40 per cent this year, with the Americas and Asia also still facing high infection and death rates. Meanwhile deaths and infection rates in high-income countries with successful vaccination programmes have reduced.

特德罗斯说,世卫组织一直在呼吁知识共享和放弃知识产权的知识共享,以增强当地生产的技术转移。他还敦促非洲国家建立疫苗和医学生产能力。

南非总统西里尔·拉马福萨(Cyril Ramaphosa)在新闻发布会上说:“这项具有里程碑意义的倡议是国际建设疫苗开发和制造业的重要进步容量这将使非洲走上自决的道路。”

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He said the initiative would help reduce the burden of COVID-19 in a continent where less than one per cent of the population are fully vaccinated, and provide training opportunities that could enhance regional science development.

WHO chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan said the UN agency and its partners will guide countries on how to manufacture vaccines, quality control, and necessary licenses to “facilitate a broad and rapid technology transfer to multiple recipients”.

斯瓦米纳扬(Swaminathan)表示,枢纽开始在南非生产疫苗,而谁将审查可以转移到非洲增加疫苗生产的技术的更多建议。

Ramaphosa补充说:“我们认为这是朝着正确方向迈出的一步,但我们仍然要求进行知识产权豁免。这是进步的开始,也是健康security of the most易受伤害的人们。”

南非艾滋病研究中心副科学总监Quarraisha Abdool Karim表示,要缩小获得疫苗和诊断工具包的差距,非洲应该在卫生技术产品开发中更加主动。

“对于新一代技术,例如mRNA疫苗,IP [知识产权]没有这种技术转移是毫无意义的,” Karim告诉SciDev.Net. “This mRNA tech transfer initiative is really great news for Africa as it will start to build the capacity for producing its own COVID-19 vaccines to meet its needs.”

尽管枢纽可能需要几个月的时间才能建立,但卡里姆认为它有可能弥合非洲的疫苗通道差距。

她说,挑战在于实现大量实验室技术人员和科学家来实施这项技术。“可持续性公私伙伴关系和需要political leadership and commitment,” she added.

这篇文章由Scidev.net的撒哈拉以南非洲办公桌制作。