MILLION MODERNA DOSES ON THE WAY

CORONAVIRUS vaccine supply will be boosted by a million new doses from Europe as children as young as 12 will gain access to Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine from Monday.

The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation has recommended the Moderna jab for people aged 12-59 and those people will be able to access the vaccine through pharmacies.

The one million extra doses were sourced from European Union member states, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said.

“Families will now be able to go along together to their pharmacy to get their vaccinations,” the PM said.

The expanded vaccine rollout comes as NSW recorded 1262 new local cases of Covid-19 and health authorities and leaders fronted up to their last daily press conference.

Seven people also died with the virus, NSW chief health officer Kerry Chant revealed.

Dr Chant said one of the seven deaths was a man in his 20s who had “significant underlying health conditions” and a woman in her 40s from southwest Sydney.

Victoria has recorded another 392 new cases of Covid-19 on Sunday morning, as the state’s vaccination rate climbs higher.

Only 107 have so far been linked to existing outbreaks and cases, suggesting contact tracers are struggling to keep up with the surge.