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The UK is about to start vaccinating against Covid-19. Why isn’t Australia? – The Guardian
Helath experts say Australia is sensible to wait and learn from the UK’s Covid vaccine rollout
The UK will be the first country to roll out a Covid-19 vaccine beyond stage-three clinical trials with 800,000 doses to be given to high-priority people, including healthcare workers and the vulnerable, from next week.
The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine is the same one Australia will roll out from March. The two-shot vaccine is also being assessed by the US drug regulator, and a similar authorisation is expected to be made shortly for a rollout in mid-December.
Why, then, are Australian authorities saying…
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