Manufacturing of the first coronavirus vaccine for Australians will start in Melbourne next week.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison revealed the significant step by AstraZeneca and CSL as he announced two more vaccine agreements, taking Australia's deal total to four.
A proportion of Australia's 134 million doses will go to Pacific and Southeast Asian countries.
Globally, there are more than 47.9 million cases of COVID-19 and 1.2 million deaths.
[Source: TV NZ / AAP]
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