Experts say Australia could complete vaccination program by December
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Australia has a chance of vaccinating the entire adult population this year, as experts say a new deal for 25 million doses of Modernaâs mRNA vaccine makes a national December target reachable.
The Moderna vaccine will be used as a back-up option and as a booster for future COVID-19 variants. Ten million doses are to arrive this year and another 15 million next year.
Australia has ordered 25 million doses of the Moderna vaccine to support the national vaccination program.
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Health chief defends AstraZeneca vaccine as some question Australia s COVID-19 vaccine strategy
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By the end of February, the first phase of vaccine rollouts will begin in Australia, but some experts are now questioning the choice of vaccines and the negotiations surrounding them.
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Questions have been raised about Australia s reliance on the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in the fight against COVID-19, with calls for the Federal Government to secure more doses of higher-efficacy jabs instead.
The criticism prompted the nation s former chief medical officer, now head of the Department of Health, Professor Brendan Murphy, to defend the AstraZeneca vaccine, telling 7.30 he would be very pleased to have it .