Pfizer is expecting to enter fresh talks with the Australian government about providing more doses of its COVID-19 vaccine.

The Federal Government has a deal for enough doses to vaccinate five million people with the vaccine, which received provisional approval earlier in the week.

Pfizer Australia’s market access director Louise Graham told a Senate inquiry the company anticipated new negotiations about a further allocation could start in coming weeks.

“The allocation to Australia is 10 million doses. We expect to be in future discussions about the ability to increase that,” she told the hearing on Thursday.