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Australia secures extra 20m Pfizer shots but rollout delays locked in
Friday April 09, 2021
Australia has secured an additional 20 million Pfizer coronavirus vaccines, doubling the amount of doses set to arrive in the country this year, after offical warnings over use of the AstraZeneca vaccine threw the rollout of the program into chaos.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison announces his government has secured another 20 million doses of Pfizer vaccine. (Photo: AAP/Mick Tsikas)
The extra supply will not prevent major delays in Australians receiving the vaccine, with no guarantees the country will be fully immunised by the end of the year, let alone the federal…
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