Australia joins global vaccine pool backed by the WHO

Prime Minister Scott Morrison visits AstraZeneca in Sydney, Wednesday, 19 August, 2020. Source: AAP. Australia is now eligible to buy COVID-19 vaccine doses, when they become available, through the global COVAX facility. Australia is now at the front of the queue to access coronavirus vaccines, when they become available, after joining a global pool backed by the World Health Organisation. The COVID-19 facility known as COVAX gives Australia access to a large portfolio of vaccine candidates and manufacturers across the world.