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Confirming a deal with pharmaceutical company Moderna to produce mRNA vaccines in Australia, Scott Morrison says such technology had been considered the stuff of science fiction before the COVID-19 pandemic fast-tracked their development.

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Confirming a deal with pharmaceutical company Moderna to produce mRNA vaccines in Australia, Scott Morrison says such technology had been considered the stuff of science fiction before the COVID-19 pandemic fast-tracked their development.

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