Moderna’s ‘sweetheart’ manufacturing deal starts to deliver


Joseph Brookes
Senior Reporter

A $2 billion government investment to bring Moderna to Australia is paying dividends before a vaccine has rolled off its Melbourne production line, according to the US pharmaceutical giant, as scrutiny lingers around the landmark deal.

The company will on Tuesday release a report claiming the new domestic capability will help Australia avoid $4.8 billion in future pandemic costs and has already delivered jobs and research benefits.

It comes as …

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