Australia will roll out one of its COVID-19 vaccines earlier than expected, after the Pfizer/BioNTech inoculation looks set to be granted early approval from the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA). The federal government had previously quoted the end of March as their expected roll-out date depending on the therapeutic approval. Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt said Pfizer’s provision of data for the safety and efficacy of its vaccine as part of the approval process has allowed them to move the schedule forward. “As data and regulatory guidance have been provided we have progressively been able to bring forward our provisional rollout from mid-year to the second quarter to late March and now early March,” Hunt said. It is one of four vaccines that the Morrison government had purchased for a total supply of 134.8 million units. Distribution of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine and the Moderna jab have been given emergency approval in response …