SYDNEY: Australia has signed a deal with drugmaker AstraZeneca to secure a potential COVID-19 vaccine, the prime minister said on Tuesday (Aug ...
SYDNEY: Australia has signed a deal with drugmaker AstraZeneca to secure a potential COVID-19 vaccine, the prime minister said on Tuesday , joining a growing list of countries lining up supplies of the drug.
"Under this deal we have secured early access for every Australian," Prime Minister Scott Morrison said in an emailed statement. Countries around the world are looking to secure supplies of Astrazeneca's potential vaccine. Most recently Argentina and Mexico said last week they would produce it for much of Latin America.Morrison, however, cautioned that while AstraZeneca's candidate is showing early promise, there was no guarantee it would materialise as an effective tool in preventing COVID-19.
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