12 Feb 2021

One million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine rolled out in AUS from March

From Checkpoint, 6:12 pm on 12 February 2021

Australian scientists hope to be rolling out one million doses of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine every week from mid March including what could be more than 7 million doses ordered by New Zealand.

The Melbourne-based biotech drug company CSL is in its final manufacturing stage with the first batch set for harvest on Monday.

And as Worldwatch's Max Towle reports, as Melbourne goes into its third lockdown tonight, it could spell the end of the pandemic in Australia.

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