Australians will be among the first in the world to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, if it proves successful, through an agreement between the Australian Government and UK-based drug company AstraZeneca. Under the deal, every single Australian will be able to receive the University of Oxford COVID-19 vaccine for free, should trials prove successful, safe and effective.…
E&OE… Topics: Oxford University’s coronavirus vaccine. BEN FORDHAM: We’ve got some promising news on the vaccine front. Joining us live on the line, the Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt. Good morning to you. GREG HUNT: Good morning, Ben. BEN FORDHAM: You’ve signed a deal on a coronavirus vaccine. GREG HUNT:…
E&OE… Topics: COVID-19 response in Victoria; Royal Commission into aged care; COVID-19 vaccine. RAY HADLEY: I haven’t had yarn to Greg Hunt, the Federal Health Minister, for quite some time but he’s on the line right now. Minister, good morning. GREG HUNT: Good morning Ray. RAY HADLEY: In recent discussions with…
E&OE… Topics: COVID-19 vaccine; COVID-19 in the aged care sector. PETA CREDLIN: Some positive news, and Australia is on the cusp of signing a deal to manufacture a potential coronavirus vaccine on home soil. Health Minister Greg Hunt says he is genuinely optimistic a COVID-19 vaccine will be internationally available by next…
E&OE… Topics: Mental health assistance from Government; COVID-19 vaccine; health care in Victoria; Aged care sector assessments; State border closures; International travel. GREG HUNT: Thank you everybody for joining us today for the Australian Government’s briefing. I’m joined by Christine Morgan, the Head of the National Mental Health Commission. We know…
The Australian Government’s latest COVID-19 ad, launched today, delivers a blunt wake-up call to young people, that their actions can put the lives of their loved ones at risk. The ‘How the virus spreads’ advertisement features a young man whose mother is in intensive care with COVID-19 after catching the virus from him. He…
E&OE… Topics: COVID-19 vaccine trials; aged care outbreaks; NDIS. GREG HUNT: I want to give the Australian Government’s update on COVID-19 and the national actions to help prevent the spread and to contain the disease. In particular today, I want to note that at a time when the world has reached…
E&OE… Topics: COVID-19 vaccine; Inquiry into the Ruby Princess outbreak; Aged care Royal Commission; REFF in Victoria; State border closures; Rise in immunisation rates. KIERAN GILBERT: Let’s go live now to the Health Minister Greg Hunt who joins us via Zoom. He’s still in quarantine ahead of Parliament sitting. Minister, thank you very…
Australia’s childhood immunisation rates have risen to record levels, with coverage for all five year olds now at 94.77 per cent. Immunisation rates for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children have increased even more. All six categories made positive gains, with coverage for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children at five years 96.90…
Today is Red Nose Day, a day to remember loss and to spread the message to future mothers that the risk of stillbirth and neonatal death can be reduced. While there has been a reduction in SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) in Australia, almost 3,000 young babies still die suddenly and unexpectedly each year.…