Chinanews, January 25. According to a report from Australia.com, the Australian National Medical Regulatory Authority officially approved Pfizer’s new crown vaccine for use in Australia on the 25th.
This is the first new crown vaccine approved for use in the country, and the vaccine is expected to be launched at the end of February.
The Australian National Medical Regulatory Authority stated that after a comprehensive and independent review of the materials submitted by Pfizer, it considered that the vaccine meets the requirements of high safety, effectiveness and quality standards, and therefore approved it.
The provisional approval of the vaccine is valid for 2 years.
The two vaccinations need to be at least 21 days apart. Elderly and disabled residents, nursing workers, front-line medical staff, and quarantine and border workers will be the first to be vaccinated.
In this regard, Australian Prime Minister Morrison said on the 25th that this approval marks a major step forward in Australia's response to the new crown virus. The Australian National Medical Regulatory Authority approved it under normal procedures, not emergency approval.
He said: "This is an official approval according to the routine procedures of the Australian National Medical Regulatory Authority. We are one of the few countries that have passed a comprehensive and thorough process to ensure that the vaccine is approved. Australians should supervise our world-class safety The agency is confident in the thorough and prudent approach. Our priority has always been to protect the safety, lives and livelihoods of Australians. Today’s approval is another big step forward for our community, especially in protecting our most For the disadvantaged."
Australian Health Minister Greg Hunt said that in the initial stage, about 80,000 doses of vaccine will be injected every week. Once the vaccine can be produced in Australia, this rate will increase to about 1 million doses per week.
He emphasized that this approval and the upcoming vaccine will play an important role in our response to the 2021 epidemic.
On the other hand, according to reports, after a year of economic shock, Australia's Federal Treasury Secretary Fredenberg said that accelerating vaccine promotion will bring a boost of billions of Australian dollars.
But he also warned that as countries around the world fight the epidemic, there are still uncertainties in the domestic and global economic situation.