Breaking News: 40 Million Doses of AstraZeneca remain unused in Australia
From Monday 20 March 2023 Vaxzevria
(AstraZeneca) is no longer available.
The Australian government had contracted 53.8 million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, but as of late 2022, less than 14 million doses have been administered. The AstraZeneca vaccine has been pulled from the market and the unused doses have reportedly been destroyed.
The situation has raised questions about the cost to taxpayers, as well as the government’s handling of the vaccine rollout. The Australian government had originally planned to administer the AstraZeneca vaccine to the majority of the population, but has since secured contracts for other COVID-19 vaccines as well.