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Australia medical regulator approves AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine

Dr Ray Walley, member of the GP COVID-19 Expert Advisory Group, prepares a dose of AstraZeneca coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at an HSE (Health Service Executive) vaccination centre outside St. Mary's Hospital, in Phoenix Park in Dublin, Ireland, February 14, 2021. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne

Australia's medical regulator said on Tuesday it had granted provisional approval for the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca, making it the second vaccine to get regulatory approval in Australia.

The regulator last month approved the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for use and inoculations for its 25 million population will begin from Feb. 22.

Victoria Police Protective Services Officers speak to a man on the first day of a five-day lockdown implemented in the state of Victoria in response to a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Melbourne, Australia, February 13, 2021. REUTERS/Sandra Sanders

(Reporting by Renju Jose; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)

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