Article 5A5YV What does the Pfizer Covid vaccine breakthrough mean for Australia?

What does the Pfizer Covid vaccine breakthrough mean for Australia?

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Melissa Davey and Christopher Knaus
from Science | The Guardian on (#5A5YV)

Interim results show vaccine to be 90% effective, but findings have not been peer-reviewed, Australia has only secured enough for five million people, and there are concerns around its storage temperature

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News that pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and partner company BioNTech have developed a vaccine that proved 90% effective in protecting people from Covid-19 in global trials has been heralded a breakthrough". Pfizer chief executive, Dr Albert Bourla, described the results as a great day for science and humanity".

But what do the findings mean for Australia, and for the other Covid-19 vaccines being researched?

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