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Australia Signs Deal to Give COVID-19 Vaccines to Citizens For Free
Australia is taking measures to ensure all its citizens have a vaccine.
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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on Tuesday that the nation will be manufacturing a COVID-19 vaccine and giving it out for free to all citizens, reported Reuters. The country has made a deal with drugmaker AstraZeneca.
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“Under this deal we have secured early access for every Australian,” Morrison said in an emailed statement acquired by Reuters.
“If this vaccine proves successful we will manufacture and supply vaccines straight away under our own steam and make it free for 25 million Australians.”
AstraZeneca's potential vaccine is popular around the world with Argentina and Mexico stating last week that they would produce it for much of Latin America.
Morrison, however, warned that there is no guarantee AstraZeneca’s candidate will work. However, the country has also signed a A$24.7 million ($17.9 million) deal with U.S. medical technology company Becton Dickinson for the purchase of 100 million needles and syringes. One thing is for sure, if that viable vaccine should arrive, the nation will be ready to distribute it.