Gates Foundation Gives $40 Million to Limit Disease Spread with mRNA Shots
- Funding supports poorer countries to bolster vaccine making
- Malaria, TB, and Lassa fever are among diseases targeted
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is giving $40 million to fund mRNA research and manufacturing to help poorer countries expand their drug and vaccine supplies.
The funding bolsters a plan for Africa to gain equitable access to the mRNA technology that soared to prominence during the race to develop a vaccine against Covid-19, building on a previous $55 million commitment. The foundation announced the pledge at a forum to promote donations for health issues in Dakar, Senegal on Monday.