BioNTech's plan to ship prefabricated mRNA vaccine factories to Rwanda -- and why it's controversial
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Pharma giant BioNTech is getting ready to ship modular factories called BioNTainers to Rwanda, and possibly several other African countries, in a bid to speed up production of its mRNA vaccines on the continent. Critics say it's a self-serving move for BioNTech -- because it avoids having to talk about a patent waiver, which could go much farther in boosting vaccine production in Africa and beyond.