On Aug. 9, 2021, Moderna announced that the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) had granted provisional registration to the COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna in Australia for active immunization to prevent COVID-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2 virus in individuals 18 years of age and older.

Delivery of Modernaﾒs COVID-19 vaccine to Australia was expected to commence in the second half of September. The Australian government had previously secured 10 million doses of COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna for delivery in 2021.