The Moderna mRNA vaccine could be manufactured in Australia by the middle of the decade, with plans being put together for a new plant in Victoria capable of producing up to 100 million shots a year.
But mRNA vaccines are not currently being manufactured in Australia, meaning every single Pfizer and Moderna shot being administered locally has been flown in from overseas.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said mRNA technology was likely to play an increasingly important role in Australian healthcare. "The new mRNA manufacturing facility in Victoria will produce respiratory vaccines for potential future pandemics and seasonal health issues such as the common flu, protecting lives and livelihoods."The mRNA technology has been studied and developed for decades, but was not put into broad use until the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines came along.
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