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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.

Prime Minister’s update following the National Cabinet meeting on 4 September 2020

Read the Prime Minister’s update following the National Cabinet meeting on 4 September 2020.

Listing areas of COVID-19 local transmission as hotspots for the purpose of provision of Commonwealth support

The Acting Chief Medical Officer of Australia, Professor Paul Kelly, has released information about the support the Commonwealth will provide to ‘hotspot’ areas.

Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC) statement on the Infection Control Expert Group

A statement from the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC) on the Infection Control Expert Group.

Managing coronavirus clinical waste

A media release about the Victorian Aged Care Response Centre coordinating a cross-government effort to manage a 100-fold increase in clinical waste being produced to handle coronavirus outbreaks in some of Victoria’s aged care facilities
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