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COVID-19 vaccination news

Read the latest news about COVID-19 vaccines.

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New information campaign to encourage Australians to get a COVID-19 vaccine

A campaign to encourage Australians to get the COVID-19 vaccine has begun.

TGA provisionally approves Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for use in Australia

The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has provisionally approved the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for use in Australia.

Australia's COVID-19 vaccine national roll-out strategy announced

The Australian Government has announced Australia's COVID-19 vaccine national roll-out strategy.

Australia secures 20 million extra Astra Zeneca vaccines

Australia has secured an extra 20 million Astra Zeneca vaccines for onshore manufacturing and a further 11 million Novavax vaccines.

COVID-19 Vaccination Policy endorsement

The National Cabinet has endorsed the Australian Government's COVID-19 Vaccination Policy.

Australia secures onshore manufacturing agreements for 2 COVID-19 vaccines

A $1.7 billion agreement between the Australian Government and pharmaceutical companies means that a free COVID-19 vaccine will be available progressively throughout 2021 in Australia, if promising trials prove successful.

New deal secures potential COVID-19 vaccine for every Australian

Australians will be among the first in the world to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, if it proves successful, through an agreement between the Australian Government and UK-based drug company AstraZeneca.

First Things First

The Australian Government has launched the next phase of the COVID-19 campaign to encourage eligible Australians to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
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