Government to help fund largest vaccine manufacturing plant in southern hemisphere

Prime Minister Scott Morrison is shown the CSL Lab where a COVID-19 Vaccine is being produced, Melbourne Source: AAP

The Federal Government has entered into a billion-dollar deal to protect the nation against future pandemics. The largest vaccine manufacturing plant in the southern hemisphere is to be built in Melbourne.

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