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COVID vaccine in ‘last mile’ of development and ‘could be rolled out before Christmas’ – Yahoo News Australia
The government has already bought up 340 million doses of prototype vaccines – more than any other country.
A COVID vaccine could be ready for distribution by as early as Christmas, after reaching its last mile of development, reports suggest.
The government has already bought up 40 million doses of the drug, from German firm BioNtech and backed by pharmaceuticals giant Pfizer, according to The Times.
Each person would need two doses of the vaccine, meaning up to 20 million people could be inoculated.
It is one of six vaccines currently in trials, including one developed by Oxford University, that the…
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