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Coronavirus Australia live news: Fauci says COVID-19 vaccine ‘weeks away’ for US as Biden pledges 100m shots in first 100 days in office
The Unites States’ top infectious disease expert, Dr Anthony Fauci, says mass COVID-19 vaccinations will begin in the US in the next few weeks.
Meanwhile, US president-elect Joe Biden has outlined his plans to combat the health emergency, aiming to have 100 million Americans vaccinated within his first 100 days in office.
Follow Wednesday’s news as it unfolds on the live blog.
Live updates
By Jessica Riga
Good morning!
Welcome to the coronavirus live blog for Wednesday, December 9.
Jess here to keep you up to date as the day unfolds.
As always, send in your questions and we’ll get to as many as we can throughout the day.
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