Australia Secures 1 Million AstraZeneca Doses for Papua New Guinea

Australia Secures 1 Million AstraZeneca Doses for Papua New Guinea
Vials labelled "AstraZeneca COVID-19 Coronavirus Vaccine" and a syringe are seen in front of a displayed AstraZeneca logo in this illustration taken March 10, 2021. Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Reuters
Caden Pearson
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Australian Trade Minister Dan Tehan has secured one million COVID-19 vaccine doses for Papua New Guinea (PNG), which neighbours Australia to the north, and has been experiencing a severe outbreak.

The arrangement was secured after Tehan approached AstraZeneca directly while visiting Europe and the United Kingdom to shore up Australia’s vaccine supplies.

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