Locally made vaccine doses get approval

Paramedic Rhiannon Gallatly receives an AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccination in Melbourne

Paramedic Rhiannon Gallatly receives an AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccination in Melbourne Source: AAP

Australia is no longer reliant on international supplies of coronavirus vaccines after the national medical regulator approved locally made doses. The first batch of Australian-made AstraZeneca drugs has been approved, with about 500,000 doses to go out each week.



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