Pfizer vaccine is said to be effective in preventing more than 90% of new crown infections. (Photo of Desk 9)
The U.S. health minister, Greg Hunt, confirmed this morning that Australians are expected to start vaccinating against the new crown vaccine. in March 2021
To date, Australia has contracted to purchase four new crowns vaccine, including 30 million doses and the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine ,10 million doses of Pfizer-Baintek (Pfizer-BioNTech) vaccine ,40 million doses of Novavax (Novavax) vaccine, and the vaccine. being developed by the University of Queensland
Mr Hunt told journalist today that Australia was "ready to turn the green light on at least two vaccine" already purchased ".
"Starting March 2021, we will supply Australians as planned vaccine. unless we have a national vaccine plan, we can not get rid of it. He said :" The vaccine is moving towards the goal of delivery, which is far beyond expectations. "
The Australian Drug Administration (TGA) said the first two vaccine are speeding up approval and are confident it will be approved by January next year.
Australia has procured as many as 134.8 million doses of vaccine as many as the total population.
Ensure Pfizer vaccine cold chain transport
federal health minister hunter. (Photo of Desk 9)
Earlier, u.s. pharmaceutical giant pfizer announced on monday that preliminary results showed that its new crown vaccine, developed with german biotech firm baintek, was more than 90% effective.
"I don't want to exaggerate, but it's good news ," Morrison (Scott Morrison) responded yesterday. And it's one of four vaccine involving Australia, and the results are encouraging. I am optimistic and hopeful about the launch of the vaccine plan next year. "
The cold chain distribution system is indispensable, however, as Pfizer's vaccine must be preserved in low temperatures around -70℃. As a result, some experts raised concerns about the feasibility of vaccine transport to Australia.
Hunter stressed this morning that Australia has reached an agreement on the delivery of 1000 Pfizer vaccine. Like other vaccine, it is likely to be taken to hospitals, respiratory clinics and general practitioner (GP) medical centers. "We have acquired a cold chain for Australia. "
The Australian Drug Administration's director, John Skerritt, also said Pfizer vaccine, under development in Europe could come to Australia by air. However, in transit, such vaccine must be contained in a "technologically advanced freezer" filled with dry ice.
He also pointed out that reopening domestic borders and allowing more flights were important for vaccine transport.
While Australia has now ordered three times the number of people needed vaccine, it is still following the progress of other vaccine's experiments and their effectiveness.
"And we hope everything is going well so that we can approve the first vaccine ." by January
An individual may vaccinate vaccine at his own expense
The federal government said earlier that priority would be given to front-line medical workers, the elderly and slow venereal disease patients for public-funded vaccine.
"The clear advice is that the first vaccinators are health care workers and the elderly ," Hunter told News Corp earlier this month. This is not surprising. "
This, he further explained, included general practitioners (GP), pathologists, pharmacists, live a retired life nurses, vulnerable group service personnel. The elderly, especially those in live a retired life homes, will also be among the first to vaccinate vaccine because they are at higher risk of serious illness due to Coronavirus infection.
An estimated 1.5 million Australians are eligible for priority vaccine vaccination.
When the safe and effective new crown vaccine comes out, if other Australians do not want to wait in line, they can vaccinate related vaccine. at their own expense in advance
The speaker of the Federal Ministry of Health confirmed that as long as the company can sell the new crown to the private vaccine, the premise is that its medicine has passed the safety approval.
"All vaccine must be registered with the Australian Drug Administration before they are supplied in Australia ," the Ministry added. "
Both AstraZeneca and Pfizer's candidate vaccine have submitted an interim award to the Australian Drug Administration, the first step in registration.
Mr. Hunt added that no decision had yet been made on when children would be vaccinated vaccine, depending on whether available vaccine had been tested in children.
