Australia 'on track' to deliver a COVID-19 vaccine by March 2021

A Covid-19 potential vaccine being developed by Pfizer and BioNTech.

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Australians could start getting vaccinated against COVID-19 from March next year. Health Minister Greg Hunt says the federal government's vaccination program is ahead of schedule.

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