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Moderna Covid vaccine to be available in mid-September while Victoria offers AstraZeneca to over-18s
Australian health minister ‘expects’ 1m doses of Moderna in a month as Victorian premier also announces drive-though vaccination hub
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The Moderna vaccine will be available in Australia from mid-September adding to the country’s use of AstraZeneca and Pfizer, the Morrison government says.
The announcement on Sunday came as the Victorian government revealed it would make AstraZeneca available to people aged 18 to 39 at nine of its state-run clinics and set up Australia’s first drive-through vaccination hub.
Read the original article at The Guardian