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Australians may have to wait an extra year for COVID-19 vaccine

Coronavirus, COVID-19, NACA Feature,

Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks with an analytical chemist during a visit to AstraZeneca in Sydney, Wednesday, August 19, 2020. Source: AAP

Federal cabinet minister Karen Andrews has raised doubts over how quickly a COVID-19 vaccine could be approved, manufactured and rolled out in Australia, if the two leading candidates fall through. Forecasts in the federal budget released this month [[October]] are based on a coronavirus vaccine being in wide use by the end of next year, with physical distancing restrictions continuing until a vaccine is available.


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By Pablo Vinales, Julia Carr-Catzel

Presented by Margarita Vasileva

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Federal cabinet minister Karen Andrews has raised doubts over how quickly a COVID-19 vaccine could be approved, manufactured and rolled out in Australia, if the two leading candidates fall through. Forecasts in the federal budget released this month [[October]] are based on a coronavirus vaccine being in wide use by the end of next year, with physical distancing restrictions continuing until a vaccine is available.



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