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Australia approves COVID-19 vaccine as travel bubble with NZ is suspended

Prime Minister Scott Morrison at press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Monday, January 25, 2021.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison at press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Monday, January 25, 2021. Source: AAP

The Pfizer coronavirus vaccine has been provisionally approved for use in Australia. Meanwhile, Australia has temporarily suspended quarantine-free travel for New Zealanders arriving in Australia.


For health and support measures currently in place in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in your language, visit sbs.com.au/coronavirus


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