Coronavirus: Hope as government signs deal for COVID vaccine

Sally Whyte
Updated April 15 2021 - 12:07am, first published August 18 2020 - 10:30pm
A scientist at a laboratory in Argentina, which would co-manufacture the Oxford vaccine if it is successful. Picture: Getty Images
A scientist at a laboratory in Argentina, which would co-manufacture the Oxford vaccine if it is successful. Picture: Getty Images

Australians would be among the first to have access to a COVID-19 vaccine, under a deal reached between the government and UK-based pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca.

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Sally Whyte

Sally Whyte

Federal Politics Reporter

I report on a range of issues in federal politics and the public service, with a real passion for how decisions made in Canberra affect the lives of Australians.

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