Made in Australia - COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing explained
Made in Australia - COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing explained
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As the Australian Government prepares to roll out the COVID-19 vaccination program, CSL has been busily manufacturing the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine (recombinant adenovirus vaccine). CSL has a contract to manufacture 50 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine for use by Australians and is on track to deliver the first doses - tested, approved and released by the TGA (subject to TGA approval) – from late March. Representatives from CSL and Seqirus’ advanced manufacturing facilities in Broadmeadows and Parkville, Victoria will explain the process of manufacturing the AstraZeneca vaccine – starting from the first ‘vial thaw’ through to ‘harvest’ of the product in bulk, to formulation and ‘fill and finish’ into dose vials.
As the Australian Government prepares to roll out the COVID-19 vaccination program, CSL has been busily manufacturing the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine (recombinant adenovirus vaccine). CSL has a contract to manufacture 50 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine for use by Australians and is on track to deliver the first doses - tested, approved and released by the TGA (subject to TGA approval) – from late March. Representatives from CSL and Seqirus’ advanced manufacturing facilities in Broadmeadows and Parkville, Victoria will explain the process of manufacturing the AstraZeneca vaccine – starting from the first ‘vial thaw’ through to ‘harvest’ of the product in bulk, to formulation and ‘fill and finish’ into dose vials.
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- Dr Anthony Stowers, Senior Vice President, Recombinant Product Development, CSL
- Mr Chris Larkins, Senior Vice President, Manufacturing Operations, Seqirus
- Dr Andrew Nash, Chief Scientific Officer, CSL
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