Australia not rushing to approve virus jab

By Matt Coughlan and Daniel McCulloch
Updated December 3 2020 - 10:24am, first published 10:21am
Health Minister Greg Hunt says the UK's approval of a vaccine is "an important step for the world".
Health Minister Greg Hunt says the UK's approval of a vaccine is "an important step for the world".

Australia's medicines regulator will wait for more data before approving a coronavirus vaccine despite the UK's move to start delivering jabs from next week.

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