SYDNEY — Covid-19 vaccine maker Moderna announced Monday that it will open an mRNA vaccine manufacturing facility in the Australian city of Melbourne, a first for the southern hemisphere. ADVERTISEMENTModerna’s Spikevax was one of a new class of inoculations developed during the coronavirus pandemic that uses a cutting-edge technology called messenger RNA (mRNA). FEATURED STORIESConstruction on the mRNA manufacturing facility is set to begin this year and be complete in 2024 — with vaccines production starting soon after. Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Monday that it was a “show of faith” in Australia by vaccine giant Moderna. For Australia, the facility is not only about health or science, he said, but “also about national security” after the country experienced serious vaccine shortages during the pandemic.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer August 15, 2022 09:43 UTC