Biotech giant Moderna has announced it is pushing ahead with plans to produce a single shot vaccine to inoculate against COVID and the flu in coming years. Moderna says it will likely be manufactured onshore at its plant in Melbourne. 7NEWS
Australian children aged five and under could be in line to receive a COVID-19 vaccination within a matter of weeks, the federal government has confirmed.
"The amount of money spent, the death, the dislocation. We know a very long tail of mental and physical distress will be coming our way over the next couple of years," he said. Dr Burton expects combined vaccines will be key to fighting respiratory diseases in the aftermath of the pandemic, and to adapting to multiple strains within one season.
The first of its kind in the southern hemisphere, the facility was announced in March by the Morrison government as part of an agreement with Moderna.