More than 84.8 million vaccine doses will be made available free for Australians progressively throughout next year, the Federal Government is expected to announce on Monday, following a $1.7 billion supply and production agreement with two pharmaceutical companies.
The agreements are for 33.8 million doses of an Oxford vaccine and 51 million doses of a UQ vaccine.
They are expected to be delivered monthly beginning in January, if they pass scientific testing and regulatory approval. In a statement, Mr Morrison said both vaccines would need to be proven safe and effective in trials and meet regulatory requirements before being made publicly available. "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.
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