Australia joins hands with Moderna Set up the first mRNA vaccine factory in the Southern Hemisphere

SYDNEY, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) — Australia is set to build the first mRNA vaccine factory in the Southern Hemisphere. For preventing diseases such as the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), influenza and other respiratory diseases

Moderna, the pharmaceutical giant has signed a 10-year agreement with the Australian Federal Government. including the state government of Victoria to work with Monash University, one of Australia’s leading biomedical research institutions. To construct the above plant that is expected to have a capacity of up to 100 million doses per year.

The new facility will provide Australians access to Moderna’s Spikevax, the COVID-19 vaccine, and provide Australia with the ability to produce a MRNA vaccine in the event of disease. new pandemics such as avian influenza or unprecedented infectious diseases

Anthony Albanese Prime Minister of Australia The deal, which announced the deal on Monday (Aug 15), said the pandemic reflected the importance of local vaccine capacity to safety and health.

Daniel Andrews, Victorian Premier Show support for this agreement that will save lives, create jobs and strengthen Victoria’s position as Australia’s leader in medical manufacturing.

While Professor Margaret Gardner, Vice Chancellor of Monash University It said the new plant is scheduled to open in 2024 and will complement the university’s RNA ecosystem. With new operations leading to the development of life-saving vaccines and the treatment of infectious and cancer diseases.

The university stated that the new plant will be part of the Monash Technology District. It contributes about A$9.4 billion to the Victorian economy (about A$233 billion) a year, and employs about 95,000 people spread across 13,000 high-tech businesses.

Related tags

Leave a Comment

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.