Pfizer will produce 85 million booster shots to be offered to Australians who have already been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Booster shots are not yet formally part of Australia's vaccine rollout program.
Health Minister Greg Hunt recently said while ATAGI was yet to make a decision, the government was already planning ahead. "That's a good announcement, but aren't we then relying on the global supply chains again?" Mr Shorten said on Insiders.The federal government has asked Australian businesses to make mRNA vaccines, but it could takeTreasurer Josh Frydenberg said it was important for people to be immunised as soon as possible.
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