In the fight for a COVID-19 vaccine, alliances are starting to form — and Australia is manoeuvring

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This week, the global search for one of the most important medical prizes ever entered a new chapter and the UK Government made moves to ensure its supply. Back in Australia, the moves understandably triggered a question: so the UK has its plan … but what are we doing?

At the moment, although not sitting on its hands, it appears the Government is taking that "wait-and-see" approach, and backing in more global initiatives.

The Government this week confirmed it was discussing "international licensing arrangements for COVID-19 vaccines" with the Johnson Government, which would allow Australia to "access and supply" vaccines developed in the UK. Yet, some experts have questioned whether countries such as China or Russia — both of whom have been accused of cyber attacks on US and UK vaccine research arms — would be as forthcoming with any vaccine breakthroughs."Right from the very first G20 meeting that we held many months ago, there was quite a strong commitment to ensure that [when] someone finds it, we've got to make it available," Mr Morrison said.

Some vaccine technologies, such as the mRNA technology being developed by Monash University, can't yet be manufactured in Australia.

 

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We seriously can't go for one minute without nation-states having to find some reason to play 'who gets to cross the finish line first' with each other.

You the ABC repeatedly said that Hydroxychloroquine trials were unsuccessful BUT : Hydroxychloroquine *may* save half the people who were going to die of Covid

Where’s the bloody Vegemite?

Funny how it's Oxford University, huh? Where you go for a Rhodes Scholarship... and they might magically have the vaccine... these crackers did it... that's the plan... eugenics... nasty business...

Please dear lord tell me doctors are in charge of this and not the LNP

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