A free coronavirus vaccine could be available to Australians within six months if a promising clinical trial is successful.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison is expected to announce a deal in which he has secured 84 million COVID-19 vaccines depending on the results of a clinical trial coming out of the UK.
The deal will cost the government $1.7 billion and will mean Australia gets priority access to the Oxford University/AstraZeneca vaccine. “By securing the production and supply agreements, Australians will be among the first in the world to receive a safe and effective vaccine, should it pass late-stage testing,” he said.
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