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australia gets hundreds of thousands of new drug products from pfizer after purchasing 1 million doses from poland

Scott Morrison is finalising another international vaccine deal to bring hundreds of thousands of Pfizer doses to Australia with an announcement expected this week.

Two weeks ago the Prime Minister bought 1million doses from Poland, giving half to Covid-ravaged NSW and splitting the rest between the other states and territories. 

Daily Mail Australia understands a second deal is expected to be announced within days - but sources remained tight-lipped about which country the doses will be coming from, and the exact quantity, while the details are finalised.

A second international vaccine deal is expected to be announced this week. Pictured: Queues for the vaccine at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney

A second international vaccine deal is expected to be announced this week. Pictured: Queues for the vaccine at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney

Scott Morrison is finalising another international vaccine deal to bring hundreds of thousands of Pfizer doses to Australia. Pictured: Pfizer doses arrive at Sydney Airport in February

Scott Morrison is finalising another international vaccine deal to bring hundreds of thousands of Pfizer doses to Australia. Pictured: Pfizer doses arrive at Sydney Airport in February

The doses will be shared among the states on a per capita basis after Victoria complained that NSW was given preferential treatment last time. 

'I'm very keen to make sure that we don't see anything other than a proper proportional distribution of any additional vaccines, and the Prime Minister has given me that commitment,' Premier Daniel Andrews said on Sunday. 

In a press conference on Friday, Mr Morrison said he was working on several deals which gave him confidence to open vaccinations up to younger teenagers from September 13.

'We have some promising leads in terms of doses. I can't confirm those at this point, but we've been working on them now for some time,' he said. 

'That is giving us some greater confidence about being able to particularly go forward with this decision to vaccinate children aged 12 to 15.'

Under 18s can only get Pfizer because AstraZeneca is not licensed for children. 

Australia's first shipment of the Moderna vaccine - which is similar to Pfizer - will arrive soon with a million doses in September, then another three million in each of October, November, and December.

As of Saturday, 34.16 per cent of over 16s are fully vaccinated and 57.47 per cent have had dose one. 

Australia has an abundance of AstraZeneca vaccines but supply of Pfizer - which is preferred for under 60s - is tight, with several states and territories asking for more. 

Meanwhile, the federal government continues to pressure premiers to stick to the national re-opening plan which phases out lockdowns in two stages when 70 and 80 per cent of over 16s are vaccinated.

The plan, which opens international borders when 80 per cent are jabbed, makes no mention of state borders - but Mr Morrison and Treasurer Josh Frydenberg have been encouraging cautious leaders to open up because eliminating Covid is unsustainable. 

Residents Coolangatta on the New South Wales and Queensland border protest against restrictions on Sunday

Residents Coolangatta on the New South Wales and Queensland border protest against restrictions on Sunday

Some states are threatening to keep their borders closed or require higher jab rates before scrapping lockdowns, raising the prospect that Australia will remain a divided nation for months to come

After a National Cabinet meeting on Friday, Western Australian Premier Mark McGowan declared he would not 'deliberately infect' his citizens and insisted he would keep state borders closed if WA was Covid-free when it reached the 70 per cent vaccination mark. 

The Federal Government is currently supporting states' restrictions with bailouts for business and direct $750-a-week payments to workers - but Mr Frydenberg says the tap will soon be turned off, leaving any pro-lockdown state to support itself.

'When it comes to Federal Government support which is now tracking at more than $1 billion per week, I have been very clear that there can be no expectation from the states and territories that that support can be expected once we hit those 70 per cent and 80 per cent targets,' he told Sunrise on Monday morning.

'Asked if he was threatening to cut off their cash, Mr Frydenberg added: 'There should be no expectation that the Federal economic support that we are providing right now can continue that way.'

Western Australian Premier Mark McGowan declared he would not 'deliberately infect' his citizens. Pictured: Cottesloe Beach in restriction-free WA

Western Australian Premier Mark McGowan declared he would not 'deliberately infect' his citizens. Pictured: Cottesloe Beach in restriction-free WA

Pressed on whether states keeping their borders closed would plunge Australia into recession, the Treasurer said: 'Well, it certainly will cost jobs. It certainly will see businesses close. It will see our debt burden increase and it will see the well-being of Australians suffer. 

'You could have the ridiculous situation where somebody in NSW could travel to Canada before they could go to Cairns or somebody in Victoria could travel to Singapore and Bali before they could go to Perth. That would be ridiculous. 

'That is why it is so important that the agreed national plan is adhered to by the states and the territories,' he said.

Labor leader Anthony Albanese said the Federal Government was trying to pick a fight with Labor states and insisted Mr McGowan and Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk had not threatened to derail the plan.

What are the four phases of opening up? 

A. Vaccinate, prepare and pilot (from July 14)

Arrival caps cut in half to 3,035 a week; early, stringent and short lockdowns if outbreaks occur; trials of seven-day home quarantine for vaccinated arrivals in South Australia; medicare vaccination certificates available on apps like apple wallet   

B. Post vaccination phase (when 70 per cent are jabbed, expected late this year)

Lockdowns less likely but possible; vaccinated people face reduced restrictions; caps for unvaccinated arrivals increased; a larger cap for vaccinated arrivals with 'reduced quarantine requirements'; capped entry for students and economic visa holders  

C. Consolidation phase (when 80 per cent are jabbed, time not announced)

Only 'highly targeted' lockdowns; lifting all restrictions for outbound travel for vaccinated travellers; no caps for vaccinated arrivals; increased caps for students and visa holders; more travel bubbles being set up with countries such as Singapore; booster shots rolled out 

D. Final phase (percentage or time not announced)

Uncapped arrivals for vaccinated people without any quarantine and uncapped arrivals for unvaccinated people with testing before departure and on arrival 

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