CSIRO gets $220m for biosecurity facility

By Colin Brinsden
Updated April 4 2020 - 9:23am, first published 9:19am
Canberra is providing $220 million to test potential COVID-19 vaccines at a Geelong CSIRO facility.
Canberra is providing $220 million to test potential COVID-19 vaccines at a Geelong CSIRO facility.

The federal government is providing $220 million to upgrade a CSIRO biosecurity research facility in Geelong to help better understand the coronavirus and test potential vaccines.