A new vaccine could be coming to Australia
The new coronavirus vaccine could become available to Australians within the next two years, but its development has been hampered by issues around the supply chain.
Key points:The Australian Government has been asked to set up a coronaviruses vaccine testing and monitoring network to monitor its supply chain for potential delaysThe vaccine could take a decade to reach the marketKey points the new coronovirus vaccine is expected to be available within two yearsIt is expected the new vaccine will be developed at the Mankato Veterinary Clinic in CanberraIt is understood that this test and monitoring infrastructure is needed to ensure it is not delayedThe Australian Federal Government is now asking the Australian Veterinary and Animal Health Commission to set an urgent review of its supply chains to ensure that it has the vaccine and testing infrastructure it needs to deliver the vaccine.
The review will be undertaken by the commission, which is responsible for ensuring the supply of veterinary products to the Australian public, before it moves on to other matters.
Under its current system, it is only possible for coronaviral vaccines to be produced in Australia, and the testing and testing required is expensive.
In order to provide the required testing and the infrastructure to make the vaccine, the ABC has been given access to the Manka Vet Clinic in Melbourne.
The mankato vet clinic is one of the oldest veterinary clinics in Australia and was established in 1903 by Dr James Rundle.
The Mankatos were a traditional breed of dogs that are renowned for their obedience and obedience skills.
Dr Rundle has been credited with the creation of the Mankinie, which became a national symbol of Australia in the 1960s.
Dr Mankinies were bred for their ability to perform an agility test, which was one of Australia’s most prestigious dog competitions.
Dr Darryl McPherson, the veterinary officer who runs the clinic, said the test was developed over decades of working with other breeds of dogs and was not a new test.
“They’re very, very, good dogs,” Dr McPhersons father, Dr Rundle, said.
“We’ve been working with them for decades.”
If we were to do something new, it would take a while to do it.
“Dr McPheresons father said the vet clinic had been involved in producing the test and testing equipment since the 1960, and had developed a “standardised approach” to testing that would be used in Australia.”
This is one part of the standardised approach to testing, which the vets would go to any veterinarian who wanted to test and test,” Dr Roup said.”[It] is not like the standard test is all about the dog’s nose and ears, it’s about the blood, and then they would run their finger under their nose and it would be done on the blood and it’s going to look for antibodies, so the dog will have antibodies in the blood.
“The new coronivirus vaccine will need to be tested in dogs to determine whether they have the required antibodies to be protected.
The new test is expected in 2019, but Dr Mc Phersons research has shown that this is unlikely to happen in time.
Dr Mc Pheresons mother, Dr Mary McPhesons, said that the cost of developing the test would be prohibitive.”
The cost of the testing itself would be tens of thousands of dollars, and so I’m not sure that the Government can afford that,” she said.
The Australian Veterinary Society, which represents veterinary vets in the country, has also called on the Australian Government to look at whether the country’s testing and reporting infrastructure can support a vaccine.”
Vaccine testing and tracking infrastructure is a key part of our national immunisation programme, and it is a critical part of ensuring that the national coronaviret programme is administered effectively,” the society said in a statement.”
While the cost to the Government may be prohibitious, it can ensure that the vaccine is available to the population as quickly as possible.
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