'We can't go back to the old way': pandemic shows need to invest in vaccine research

Sally Whyte
Updated January 18 2021 - 6:07am, first published 4:30am
Liz De Somer, chief executive of Medicines Australia, says the pandemic shows funding for vaccine research is crucial. Picture: Elesa Kurtz
Liz De Somer, chief executive of Medicines Australia, says the pandemic shows funding for vaccine research is crucial. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

As Australia enters the final stages of approvals for COVID-19 vaccines and finalises elements of the rollout plan, the peak body representing medical research and development companies has called for vaccine research to be better funded.

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Sally Whyte

Sally Whyte

Federal Politics Reporter

I report on a range of issues in federal politics and the public service, with a real passion for how decisions made in Canberra affect the lives of Australians.

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