Gavi approved around $180 million for vaccine factories across Africa. The just-announced funding helps African countries build capacity to produce their own vaccines. A recent meeting confirmed the plan. The key push aims to cut down dependence on imported shots. Recent numbers show how strict vaccine rules lowered child vaccination rates in some places. Gavi must now balance support for local production while boosting immunization numbers up. Local factories may somewhat slow the goal of reaching close to 500 million more children by the year 2025.