Australia could be manufacturing some of the newest vaccines in the world by 2024 under an agreement struck with pharmaceutical company Moderna. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: https://ab.co/3GGATLj A new facility will be built in Victoria to produce mRNA doses for flu, respiratory diseases and possibly COVID-19 variants. The federal government claims it will help protect Australians from future pandemics. But the opposition says it's taken far too long to seal a deal. Political reporter James Glenday has the story. ABC News provides around the clock coverage of news events as they break in Australia and abroad, including the latest coronavirus pandemic updates. It's news when you want it, from Australia's most trusted news organisation. For more from ABC News, click here: https://ab.co/2kxYCZY Watch more ABC News content ad-free on iview: https://ab.co/2OB7Mk1 Go deeper on our ABC News In-depth channel: https://ab.co/2lNeBn2 Like ABC News on Facebook: http://facebook.com/abcnews.au Follow ABC News on Instagram: http://instagram.com/abcnews_au Follow ABC News on Twitter: http://twitter.com/abcnews Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNews #ABCNewsAustralia