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US vaccine giant Moderna 'suspends' plans to build Sh65b plant in Kenya

Moderna Inc inked a deal in 2022 with the Kenyan government to invest billions of shillings in a facility that would produce up to 500 million vaccine shots a year. [iStsockphoto]

US biotechnology giant Moderna says it has suspended plans to build a vaccine Sh65 billlion plant in Kenya.

The American firm inked a deal in 2022 with the Kenyan government to invest billions of shillings in a facility that would produce up to 500 million vaccine shots a year.

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