Vaccine Confidence Hits New High: Aussie Health Minister

Minister for Health Greg Hunt addresses a press conference in the Main Committee Room at Parliament House on April 8, 2020 in Canberra, Australia. Sam Mooy/Getty Images

Health Minister Greg Hunt has made his most confident declaration a COVID-19 vaccine will be found after one candidate claimed a major breakthrough.

Pfizer has reported a 90 percent effectiveness rate in late-stage clinical trials, sparking hopes there may be a path out of the nightmare pandemic.