Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Aug 2020
'Be prepared for anything': CSL boss warns of key unknowns on vaccine
19 August 2020 - CSL chief executive Paul Perreault has cautioned that more details need to be ironed out before the biotech giant can say what role it will play in the production of the Oxford coronavirus vaccine.
On Wednesday Prime Minister Scott Morrison pledged the government would supply the vaccine free to all Australians, and if the Oxford product was shown to be successful Australia would produce it "straight away under our own steam".
But Mr Perreault struck a cautious tone. "I’m certainly optimistic that we can help, but there are a lot of technical issues we still need to work through," he said.
