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Australia’s 2021 COVID-19 vaccine rollout unaffected by ‘important’ British Pfizer-BioNTech announcement, Health Minister says
The Australian Government has described the emergency approval of a COVID-19 vaccine in Britain as an “important step for the world” but is standing firm on its timeline for vaccinations against coronavirus in Australia to start from March next year.
Key points:
- Australia’s Health Minister said Britain’s Pfizer announcement was an “important step for the world”
- A decision on approval in Australia is expected by the end of January, 2021
- The head of the Therapeutic Goods Administration said the UK and the US were operating on different timelines due to a stark contrast in coronavirus caseload
The UK has become the first country in the world to grant approval to the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, with the jab to be rolled out from early…
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