Ronald Mizen and Tom McIlroy
Australia s coronavirus vaccine supplies are on track for a back-to-work rollout and the AstraZeneca jab might be available ahead of schedule in February.
About 1.9 million doses of the Oxford University developed vaccine will arrive in Australia in January and a further 1.9 million doses will arrive the following month.
Roll out of the Oxford vaccine in Australia will begin after a two-stage approval
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A further 50 million doses are being developed under license at Australian biotech giant CSL s Broadmeadows facility in Melbourne, and at least one batch will be expected to available by Australia Day.
While the federal government says it was still preparing for a March rollout, health officials are working towards a regulatory approval date in late-January and government sources said a February rollout remained a possibility.