15 April 2020 - New Zealand needs to act now to make sure it's not left behind when a successful coronavirus vaccine is created, top Kiwi scientists say.

They fear the country could be well down the pecking order to get access to an internationally-developed COVID-19 vaccine, which will be in demand from every country in the world.

Malaghan Institute director Professor Graham Le Gros said there were multiple vaccines being worked on overseas but with unprecedented global demand, manufacturers may not be able to scale up vaccine production to meet it.

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