Australia has purchased three million doses of Moderna's latest bivalent vaccine targeting variants BA.4 and BA.5 in line with recommendations from an independent review.
A new COVID-19 vaccine from Moderna targeting Omicron variants BA.4 and BA.5 will land in April.The government has purchased three million doses of the Moderna vaccine.
The Moderna vaccine will be the second one targeting the BA.4/5 variants to be made available, with aAustralians are now eligible for another COVID booster but this is why it might be better to wait In her report, Professor Halton noted the world was not yet operating in a "COVID-stable" environment and it was not possible to predict when new waves or variants might emerge.
It's likely that Australia will have an oversupply of Novavax in 2023, but Professor Halton said additional doses of Moderna vaccines should be purchased for 2023 to meet any anticipated shortfall in the number of mRNA vaccines required, and to ensure access to vaccines for children under five years.
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