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Africa plans to make more vaccinesCEFR A1
1 Aug 2025
Adapted from Guest Contributor, Global Voices • CC BY 3.0
Photo by Towfiqu barbhuiya, Unsplash
Level A1 – BeginnerCEFR A1
2 min
71 words
- Africa wants to make many more of its own vaccines.
- The African Union set a production goal for the continent.
- Local factories should produce most needed vaccines later.
- Right now Africa makes only a tiny share.
- A health agency in Africa is making a plan.
- Some partners and banks promised money and support.
- Experts warn that patents and funding are big problems.
- Countries must buy African-made vaccines to help success.
Difficult words
- vaccine — a medicine that prevents a diseasevaccines
- production — the act of making goods or products
- continent — a very large land area with countries
- factory — a building where goods are madefactories
- patent — a legal right to control an inventionpatents
- funding — money for a project or activity
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Discussion questions
- Would you buy a vaccine made in your country?
- Do you like the idea of local factories making vaccines?
- Have you ever had a vaccine?
