13 January 2021 - The Morrison government is seeking new deals to vaccinate millions of Australians by the middle of this year as it hits back at concerns it is relying too heavily on the AstraZeneca vaccine when other options could be more effective.
The government is in talks with a dozen companies to boost vaccine supply but has been unable to get more doses from Pfizer or any doses from Moderna, another company with a promising candidate to counter COVID-19.