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New deal will see Moderna mRNA vaccine produced in Melbourne

A health worker prepares to administer a Covid-19 booster

A health worker prepares to administer a Covid-19 vaccine (Getty) Source: Getty / SOPA Images/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty

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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By Gareth Boreham

Source: SBS News



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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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