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If a COVID-19 vaccine is found here’s how long it will take to get to your GP – ABC News
Australia has some of the most rigorous quality checks for new drugs so if a COVID-19 vaccine is found this is the process that would unfold before it’s available at your local GP — or even at the local library or hardware store.
Australia has shored up access to some leading contenders for a COVID-19 vaccine and while it’s hoped some people will get the jab in early 2021, others will have to wait much longer.
This week the Federal Government signed onto the COVAX pool scheme which puts Australia at the front of a queue to access one of several vaccines if they prove effective.
Before this, Australia cut deals with pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca for its vaccine candidate (developed by the Oxford University) and the…
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