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Australia has signed a deal with drugmaker AstraZeneca,... to secure a potential COVID-19 vaccine,... joining a growing number of countries lining up supplies of the drug.
According to Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Tuesday,... the deal will allow for early access for every Australian,... adding it will be made available for free.
Once praised as a global leader in fighting COVID-19,... Australia has seen a surge of new infections over the past month.
Australia has also signed a 17-point-9 million dollar deal with U.S. medical technology company Becton Dickson to purchase 100 million needles and syringes.