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Australian government aims to have 20 per cent coronavirus vaccine coverage in the Pacific by June – ABC News
Prime Minister Scott Morrison will announce Australian-made AstraZeneca vaccines will be distributed throughout the Pacific from May — slightly later than some…
The federal government will today unveil more details of its ambitious plan to vaccinate Pacific Island nations from the coronavirus pandemic, vowing to distribute up to 1 million COVID-19 jabs in the first major round of the regional rollout.
Key points:
- Australia wants to have 20 per cent vaccine coverage across the Pacific by the middle of 2021
- A recent surge in cases in Papua New Guinea has brought new urgency to the government’s vaccine aid to the Pacific
- The initial rollout is likely to…
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