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Pfizer: COVID-19 vaccine approved for use in Australia

January 25, 2021

Australia’s health regulator has officially approved the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for use
The go-ahead issued by the TGA follows a comprehensive approval process and allows Australians aged 16 years and over to receive the vaccination
Vaccinations expected to begin in late February for priority groups, with two doses required at least 21 days apart
These priority groups will include quarantine and border personnel, frontline health workers, aged care and disability staff and residents
In addition to the Pfizer vaccine, Australia expected to have the capacity to produce the AstraZeneca candidate onshore in late March
The news follows Panasonic’s entry last week into the $22 billion vaccine storage race with its ultra-cold freezer boxes