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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Southern Hemisphere to Get First mRNA Vaccine Facility

File Photo: A healthcare worker prepares a Pfizer coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination in Los Angeles, California, US, January 7, 2021. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

Covid-19 vaccine maker Moderna announced Monday that it will open an mRNA vaccine manufacturing facility in the Australian city of Melbourne, a first for the southern hemisphere.

The project will be based at one of Australia's largest universities, Monash, and will produce 100 million vaccine doses a year for Covid-19, influenza and other diseases, AFP said.

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