Australian Government signs deal to purchase COVID-19 vaccine The other two, totaling millions of doses. Expected to receive the vaccine early next year.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced the deal today, saying that Australia had ordered 40 million doses of the vaccine under development by biotechnology company Novavax. And another 10 million doses produced by Pfizer and Bio-Tech.

Both vaccines are expected to be available in Australia by the first half of 2021 and will need to be approved by the Australian Food and Drug Administration (TGA).

Mr Morrison said: While there is currently no guarantee of a successful vaccine trial, if successful, a deal will allow Australia to have the vaccine first.

“By ordering a large number of COVID-19 vaccines, Australians are among the first to get the vaccine. If an experimental vaccine is proven to work "

Mr Morrison said.
“We will not place our hopes on a single vaccine. And will purchase other vaccines Further If there is a vaccine that our medical experts recommend. "

Xinhua news agency reported that The government spent more than A $ 3.2 billion (approximately US $ 2.3 billion) on a contract to purchase the vaccine.

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