The Victorian government has just announced that it’s providing 50 million dollars to "kickstart" domestic manufacturing of mRNA vaccine technology. This will be the first time the technology will be produced in Australia.
Acting Premier James Merlino says It will take at least 12 months for any of the vaccines to be made in the country. The Pfizer and Moderna vaccines use the mRNA technology, which had never been used for vaccinations before the COVID-19 pandemic.