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TGA approves domestic production of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine

Australia’s medical regulator has approved the domestic production of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, with the first batches expected to be released “in the next few days.”
Key points:
- The AstraZeneca vaccine will be manufactured at two sites in Melbourne
- Health Minister Greg Hunt said the approval was a “critical next step” in the national vaccination process
- Phase 1B of the national vaccine rollout begins on Monday
In a statement, the Therapeutic Goods Administration said the approval was granted “earlier today” and that it was a “critical and very exciting milestone” in Australia’s response to the pandemic.
“Specific approval of Australian manufacturing by TGA was required to ensure that the locally-manufactured vaccine had…
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