호주, 아스트라제네카와 백신 계약…"전 국민에 무료 접종"<br /><br />Australia has signed a deal with drugmaker AstraZeneca,... to secure a potential COVID-19 vaccine,... joining a growing number of countries lining up supplies of the drug.<br />According to Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Tuesday,... the deal will allow for early access for every Australian,... adding it will be made available for free.<br />Once praised as a global leader in fighting COVID-19,... Australia has seen a surge of new infections over the past month.<br />Australia has also signed a 17-point-9 million dollar deal with U.S. medical technology company Becton Dickson to purchase 100 million needles and syringes.<br />