Australia ‘well in front’ of vaccine queue
Australia is not “at the back of the queue” for a coronavirus vaccine, former chief medical officer Brendan Murphy says.
A committee investigating the COVID-19 response on Friday was told the Federal Government could make an announcement in coming weeks.
Department of Health secretary Dr Murphy said Australia had made a “non-binding” commitment to be part of a COVAX initiative, a movement to ensure access to COVID-19 vaccines for every country.
When asked why Australia was yet to contribute financially to COVAX, Dr Murphy said it was being considered.
“We have been closely following all of the vaccine developments, we are actively discussing with all of the so far successful candidates, we are not at the back of the queue,” Dr Murphy said.
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