"The TGA is also making progress on the protein-based Novavax...

"The TGA is also making progress on the protein-based Novavax vaccine and could issue a pre-Christmas approval for doses to become available in the new year."


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Mr Hunt said the world was making rapid progress on assessing the Novavax protein vaccine, which is yet to be approved in any country.

“I’m very hopeful there may be the first international approval over the course of the next week, and that Australia is in a very similar time frame,” he said.

“We might see some positive news before Christmas.”