It does protect you.
It does protect your family.
But it also protects the community.
By early next year, every Australian
could receive a free coronavirus
vaccination.
We will be seeking its most
widespread application, as we do
with all important vaccines.
The prime minister has said at least
95 per cent of Aussies need
to be vaccinated for the
immunisation program to be
effective. Meaning mandatory
vaccination is being considered.
That should the vaccine be
available, then we have to move
quickly, get it out across Australia
and that we can get Australia back
to normal as quickly as we possibly
can.
The vaccine from Oxford University
is undergoing a promising trial.
If successful, it could roll out
early next year.
If it can't be done sooner than
that, great.
The government confirmed a deal with
British drug giant AstraZeneca
to manufacture what's considered one
of the world's most promising
coronavirus vaccines.
Manufactured here in Australia,
distributed free, to twenty five
million Australians in the event
that those trials proved successful.
If it's safe to use, Scott Morrison
believes Australians will be among
the first countries in the world to
secure the vaccine.
What we've been able to reach today
to put Australia in the in the
leading pack when it comes to
vaccines being made available to our
citizens.
The UK government has already
ordered 100 million doses.
