Construction has started on a state-of-the-art biomedical facility in Brisbane to manufacture a needle-free vaccine delivery patch to help with future pandemics. The Vaxxas facility is expected to be up and running in 2023 after refurbishments are complete on an existing warehouse in the city’s north side suburb of Hamilton. Deputy Premier Steven Miles, the minister for development, said the Queensland government had provided support to Vaxxas to progress design and approvals as part of the state’s economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. It is expected to create 80 jobs during construction and around 140 over 10 years. “Once construction is finished in early 2023, Vaxxas expects to eventually manufacture enough needle-free vaccine kits to deliver 300 million doses each year at full capacity,” Miles said. “Over the next 10 years, this rate of production is expected to contribute hundreds of millions of dollars to the Queensland economy.” Vaxxas aims to …