How Australia’s planned COVID-19 vaccine rollout compares to United Kingdom, United States and Russia’s coronavirus response

As Britain gets ready to roll out the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine as early as next week, the state of global mobilisation against the novel coronavirus is starting to take serious shape.

The approach by major players worldwide in tackling COVID-19 has been varied, with major outbreaks dictating how urgently governments adopt rollout plans with vaccine candidates, sometimes even before final-stage testing has been completed.

So how does Australia place in the global scheme of planned vaccine rollouts? Here’s where some of the prominent global players and our closest neighbours stand.

Australia

The Federal Government says it is prioritising the safety of Australians, as it waits on four vaccine candidates to pass certain stages in their…