One million additional Pfizer doses will begin arriving in Australia from tonight after a significant agreement was reached with the Republic of Poland.
\nThe additional doses are on top of the 40 million Pfizer doses that Australia has already secured for 2021, and will provide a boost to the vaccine roll-out across the country.
\nThe one million doses will be targeted to Australians aged 20 to 39 years of age, who were identified in the Doherty Modelling as the peak transmitters of COVID-19.
\n530,010 doses will be prioritised for express delivery to the 12 Greater Sydney Local Government Areas where the COVID-19 outbreak continues to grow, following advice from the Chief Medical Officer Professor Paul Kelly.
\nThis will give everyone aged 20 to 39 years in the 12 LGAs the opportunity to be vaccinated.
\nThe remaining 470,340 Pfizer doses will be distributed on a per capita basis to other states and territories, to fast-track the vaccination of 20 to 39 year olds and other high risk groups.
\nPrime Minister Scott Morrison said the new Pfizer doses would start being administered in State Clinics across Greater Sydney this week.
\n\u201cThere are a million doses of hope on their way,\u201d the Prime Minister said.
\n\u201cWithin days of landing in Australia, these extra Pfizer doses will be available to go into the arms of young Australians in our hardest hit COVID hot-spots.
\n\u201cThese young Australians are often the backbone of our essential workforce and these doses will not only protect them, but their loved ones, their state and our nation.
\n\u201cWe can get on top of this by working together to suppress and vaccinate.
\n\u201cI want to personally thank Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and his government for their generous support of Australia\u2019s COVID-19 response, during this challenging time.
\n\u201cWe continue to leave no stone unturned in the supply and administration of vaccines to protect Australian lives and livelihoods.\u201d
\nThe Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Women, Marise Payne, said Australia\u2019s network of diplomats was working hard to identify opportunities to secure additional vaccine supplies.
\n\u201cThis is a demonstration of the value of Australia\u2019s close engagement with other governments and a strong example of countries cooperating and supporting one another as we face the pandemic together,\u201d Minister Payne said.
\n\u201cThis deal also illustrates that our diplomatic capability is delivering in ways that protect and support Australians at home and abroad throughout this pandemic.\u201d
\nAustralia purchased surplus vaccines, which were produced at Pfizer\u2019s Belgium facility, on a not-for-profit basis from the Republic of Poland. These are the same highly safe and effective Pfizer vaccines that are currently being administered in Australia.
\nThese additional one million come on top of the three million doses of Pfizer brought forward from the fourth quarter to now, which has increased the weekly arrivals of Pfizer from 600,000 to one million per week.
\nMinister for Health and Aged Care said the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has provided regulatory approval for the supply of these Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses manufactured at Pfizer\u2019s facilities in Belgium.
\n\u201cIn order to ensure their quality and safety, the vaccines will undergo the same TGA batch release processes as all other COVID-19 vaccines,\u201d Minister Hunt said.
\n\u201cThe TGA\u2019s processes are I believe the best in the world and we have ensured that they are thorough.
\n\u201cOur first foremost priority is the safety of all Australians and to ensure these, and all vaccines meet the stringent safety quality regulations set by our world leading TGA.\u201d
\nAustralia\u2019s vaccination program has been based on the medical advice from the Science and Industry Technical Advisory Group (SITAG), Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) and the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA).
\nThe 12 LGAs are: Bayside, Blacktown, Burwood, Campbelltown, Canterbury-Bankstown, Cumberland, Fairfield, Georges River, Liverpool, Parramatta, Strathfield and Penrith.
\nThe per capita allocation to the remaining states and territories is: Victoria 175,500, Queensland 136,890, South Australia 47,970, Western Australia 70,200, Tasmania 17,550, Northern Territory 8,190, and the ACT 14,040.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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