Deal signed to make mRNA vaccines in Australia

Prime Minister Scott Morrison (R) and Victorian Deputy Premier James Merlino (C) at the Peter Doherty Institute in Melbourne with Dr Julian Druce

Prime Minister Scott Morrison (R) and Victorian Deputy Premier James Merlino (C) at the Peter Doherty Institute in Melbourne with Dr Julian Druce Source: Getty Images

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Up to 100 million vaccines could be manufactured each year by 2024 at a new facility in Victoria.

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