Australia Secures 10-Year Deal With Moderna to Produce mRNA Vaccines in Victoria

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison (R) and Victorian Deputy Premier James Merlino (C) tour The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity in Melbourne, Australia, with Dr Julian Druce, head of the Virus Identification Lab (M) on Dec. 14, 2021 Andrew Henshaw/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

The Australian government has finalised a 10-year partnership agreement with Moderna and the state government of Victoria to manufacture mRNA COVID-19 vaccines and other mRNA vaccines in the state.

“This is an Australian made shot in the arm that will protect Australians from future pandemics and secure a new manufacturing capability right here on our shores,” Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on March 24.