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Coronavirus vaccine: Australian plan ‘ahead of schedule’ without emergency approval – The Australian Financial Review

Australians look set to have access to game-changing COVID-19 vaccines by March, but health regulators won’t follow UK moves to issue emergency authorisations of…

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“It will improve the quality of advice that we can give to Australians,” he said.
“There is no regulatory process or law in Australia for an emergency use authorisations similar to the UK or the US. Australia’s situation, thanks to the efforts of everyday Australians and governments, is very different from the UK.”
Mr Hunt said the five-stage vaccine rollout was ahead of schedule, with early decisions due by the end of next month. Australia has entered into purchase agreements for four drugs, including…

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