Australia Secures 500,000 Pfizer Doses in Singapore Swap Deal

Australia Secures 500,000 Pfizer Doses in Singapore Swap Deal
A vial labeled with the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine is seen in this illustration picture taken on March 19, 2021. Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Reuters
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on Aug. 31 that Australia has secured 500,000 Pfizer vaccine doses in a swap deal with Singapore to be distributed for immediate use next week.

In exchange, Australia will supply the same amount of doses to Singapore in December.

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