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Reuters reports Australia said on Monday it would receive the first batch of potentially Covid-19 vaccines in January 2021, as the country’s virus hotspot said the number of new daily infections had dropped to a 10-week low. , according to a Reuters report. It is.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said his government has reached a manufacturing agreement with CSL Ltd. to produce the Astrazeneca and ses Oxford University Covid-19 vaccines, with 3.8 million doses to be delivered in January and February 2021.
The AstraZeneca vaccine, known as AZD1222, is undergoing late-stage clinical trials in Britain, Brazil and South Africa.
In Australia, Gust Australia said it would buy the AstraZeneca vaccine, but the deal became somewhat dubious in August after CSL said it would prefer its own rival vaccine.
Australia also agreed to buy CSL’s alternative Covid-19 vaccine if the trial is successful, Australia said on Monday.
According to the Australian state of Victoria, 41 cases of Covid-19 have been found in the last 24 hours, up from 63 cases reported a day earlier and the lowest increase in one day since June 26.
Australia Australia’s second most populous state has been the center of the second wave, now accounting for 75% of the country’s 26,320 cases and 90% of its 762 deaths.
On Sunday, the southeastern state extended its strict lockdown until Sept. 28 in its capital Melbourne, as daily infection rates fell more slowly than expected.
