The prime minister said he expects regulators to approve the Pfizer vaccine, which has already been rolled out around the world, before the end of January. The American company ships the vaccine two weeks after approval and then another week will be spent testing the batch when it arrives in Australia. The prime minister said he and Health Minister Greg Hunt will get the vaccine on TV early to improve public confidence. Scott Morrison has announced a coronavirus vaccine will be rolled out to vulnerable people in Australia in mid FebruaryThe vaccines will be distributed to each state based on the number of priority people that need the vaccine, not based on the amount of infections in each area. But the prime minister said that Covid safe practices will continue throughout 2021 even with the vaccine.

Source: Daily Mail January 07, 2021 01:51 UTC