A new clinical training facility at the Bega Hospital will expand healthcare access for residents across the region, following its official opening today. The training facility will support medical, nursing, midwifery and allied health students to learn directly from health professionals and pursue their careers in Bega. Minister for Health, Greg Hunt, said the new…
E&OE… Topics: University of Queensland COVID-19 vaccine trials; Vaccine trials; Role of healthcare workers; International borders; Sugar Tax; Victorian Government announcement for an Institute of Infectious Diseases in Melbourne. DEBORAH TERRY: Minister Hunt, this is an opportunity for us to thank you very much for the Federal Government’s support for, obviously, UQ’s vaccine work, obviously…
E&OE… Topics: University of Queensland COVID-19 vaccine; Pfizer vaccine; Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine; Novavax vaccine; Vaccine rollout; Australian vaccination rates; Queensland/NSW border. NEIL BREEN: Federal Health Minister, Greg Hunt, arrived in Queensland overnight. He’s heading to the University of Queensland today to check on the process of its vaccine. It’s looking promising, with hopes it is…
E&OE… Topics: Vaccine agreements and development; Manufacturing; Vaccine budget; Cold chain distribution network; Indemnity; Provisional determination and provisional approval; Private contracts; Expanding the Pfizer agreement; Expectation of an effective vaccination process being completed; Communications strategy; GREG HUNT: I’m delighted to be here today at the Therapeutic Goods Administration to be joined by the head of…
Young people in Busselton and surrounds will now have easier access to mental health services with the opening of an expanded headspace satellite service this week. As part of the Australian Government’s $111.3 million funding commitment to expanding the headspace network, additional ongoing funding has been provided to upgrade the service from an outpost to…
The electrification and duplication of the Frankston Line to Baxter could directly benefit residents across the entire Mornington Peninsula, according to the federally funded business case. The Commonwealth has committed $228 million to the project, including $3 million for the completion of the preliminary business case by the Victorian Government. Today a summary of the…
E&OE… Topics: Production of the AstraZeneca vaccine begins at CSL today; US Election result. BEN FORDHAM: Well, how good’s the number zero? Yesterday Australia recorded zero locally transmitted coronavirus cases, so what’s that – that’s now twice in the past week. And Victoria’s on a record run, nine straight days of no cases. You little…
For the first time in its history, Australia’s National Incident Centre (NIC) has been activated continuously for more than one year, working across Government to respond to unprecedented health emergencies faced by Australia and the world. The NIC was activated in November 2019 in response to a measles outbreak in Samoa, and continued to act…
Australia is well placed for the rollout of a COVID-19 vaccine, once clinical trials and the regulator has confirmed safety and effectiveness. Under the Morrison Government’s COVID-19 Vaccine and Treatment Strategy, Australia has secured 134.8 million doses through advance purchasing agreements with four suppliers: AstraZeneca/Oxford, University of Queensland/CSL, Novavax and Pfizer/BioNTech. In addition, Australia has…
E&OE… Topics: New COVID vaccine agreements. EDWINA BARTHOLOMEW: Australia has secured two more potential COVID vaccines, boosting the nation’s chance of being immunised next year. The agreements with Novavax and Pfizer will deliver 50 million doses, by early 2021, if they prove safe and effective. And for more, I’m joined by Health Minister, Greg Hunt,…