Govt turns to Moderna vaccine to stymie variants

It is 'too early to say' whether GPs will administer it
Professor Brendan Murphy
Professor Brendan Murphy.

Australia’s pandemic inoculation strategy could be overhauled to use the Moderna mRNA vaccine for boosters targeting virus variants after the Federal Government signed a deal for 25 million doses.

But there is no news yet on whether GPs will be administering the vaccine, known as mRNA-1273, which can be stored for 28 days in a standard vaccine fridge.