Asian Tech Press (Aug 31) -- Australia will receive 500,000 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine from Singapore this week, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Tuesday.

Australia and Singapore reached a vaccine swap deal, Reuters reported on Tuesday.

Under the agreement, Singapore will ship 500,000 doses of Pfizer vaccine to Australia within this week, while Australia will send another 500,000 doses of Pfizer vaccine back to Singapore in December this year.