https://archive.is/Q5qki
"Australia’s first ever mRNA vaccine manufacturing facility is now operational
in Melbourne, with locally made Moderna jabs set to be available in time for
winter.
The Moderna Technology Centre – Melbourne will open on Wednesday, the only
place in Australia, and the Southern Hemisphere, that can make the critical
vaccine technology from “start to finish” at commercial scale.
The centre, built over two years under a $2bn-plus 10-year deal between Moderna
and the federal and state government, comes after the pandemic exposed the risk
of relying on overseas suppliers.
Its first vaccine will be Moderna’s latest Covid booster, with production set
to start later this month after the site’s final test runs.
That jab will be finished in time for the 2025 respiratory season, followed by
a vaccine for RSV – an extremely common respiratory illness – which will be
available in the second half of the year."
Via Violet Blue’s
Pandemic Roundup: December 5, 2024
https://www.patreon.com/posts/pandemic-roundup-117349344
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
