Locally produced COVID vaccines won’t be made available until 2023 as Australian scientists push for manufacturing deals that match neighbouring countries.
The government announced a $1.5 billion manufacturing plan last October and has opened talks with US company Moderna local facilities to produce the mRNA vaccines.
University of Queensland biotechnology professor Trent Munro says, “Australia fundamentally lacks the infrastructure to support our sovereign needs. We should be doing everything we can to attract the companies that can help”