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When will Australia get the new game-changing COVID vaccine?

Bivalent Covid19 Vaccine

The new bivalent vaccine is being described as a 'game changer'. Source: iStockphoto / Getty Images

Experts say a new bivalent vaccine targeting both the original 2020 strain of COVID-19 and the Omicron variant could be a game-changer.


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By Rayane Tamer, Hannah Kwon

Presented by Annalyn Violata

Source: SBS / SBS




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Experts say a new bivalent vaccine targeting both the original 2020 strain of COVID-19 and the Omicron variant could be a game-changer.


Key Points

  • Moderna has received permission from the Therapeutic Goods Administration [[TGA]] to apply for provisional approval for its bivalent vaccine to be used in Australia.
  • Moderna has received permission from the Therapeutic Goods Administration [[TGA]] to apply for provisional approval for its bivalent vaccine to be used in Australia.
  • It takes 100 days to produce a new variant vaccine.


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