Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt says he expects the national rollout of the Moderna vaccine to begin from the middle of next month, with the TGA set to approve the vaccine shortly.
with 10 million to be used for primary vaccinations this year, and 15 million to be used as booster shots.Like the Pfizer vaccine it is also expected to be administered to children 12 years and older later this year, though that will have to be approved separately.Asked if there was any prospect of accelerating deliveries of Moderna doses, as has been done with Pfizer, Mr Hunt said it was something they are pushing, but that it was a difficult and competitive global market.
On Friday, Professor Kelly suggested there was "clearly a need for a circuit-breaker" in the city to start driving cases towards zero.
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