The Australian Government is preparing for the COVID-19 vaccine rollout by securing an additional vaccine workforce and working to deliver essential training to everyone who will administer the vaccinations. Australia’s vaccine roll out will be carried out through hospitals, General practices, state and Commonwealth vaccination clinics, Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations and Pharmacies. …
E&OE… Topics: Removal of last remaining hotspot definition; Pfizer vaccine; Australian Open. GREG HUNT: Good morning, and thank you for joining us today. I’m pleased to be able to provide advice that the Commonwealth Chief Medical Officer, Professor Paul Kelly, has today removed the last remaining hotspot definition in Australia. He…
E&OE… Topics: $38 million for diabetes and cardiovascular research, International and domestic COVID vaccination update; Vaccine rollout – open call for general practice vaccinations next week; Emerging strains posing risk to vaccine development; Pregnant women and COVID vaccination; Acting Prime Minister’s comments; Craig Kelly; National approach to traffic light system; Health infrastructure; Vaccine rollout…
Two new medical research centres will be funded by the Morrison Government to produce rapid improvements in preventing, treating and curing diabetes and cardiovascular disease, and their complications. The Government will provide $10 million each for the new research centres ($20 million overall), as well as $18 million to support translational research projects. Expressions…
Breast care nurses epitomise what it is to be a national hero and it is with great privilege the Morrison-McCormack Government is able to continue supporting The McGrath Foundation’s breast care nurses with a $3 million investment in 2021. The funding will support these wonderful Australians as they continue to protect and save the…
E&OE… Topics: Sydney cricket test; Vaccine roadmap; Phase 1A priority recipients; Consideration to mandating mandatory vaccination; Vaccine effectiveness; Herd immunity; UK strain. STAN GRANT: Minister, thank you so much for your time. GREG HUNT: Pleasure. STAN GRANT: There’s a lot to get through today, but I just wanted to start with…
E&OE… Topics: COVID-19 vaccinations; Vaccination rollout timeline, International travel MARK LEVY: Now, Australia’s rollout of the coronavirus vaccine could begin as early as the beginning of March instead of later in the month as originally planned. The vaccination program is expected to be finished by October. I spoke to the Prime Minister,…
E&OE… Topics: COVID-19 cases in NSW and VIC; Commonwealth investment in clinical trial programs. GREG HUNT: Good afternoon everybody and thank you for joining us today. Shortly before joining you, I spoke with the Commonwealth Chief Medical Officer, Professor Paul Kelly, and he was very heartened in particular both by the level…
By mid-2021, volunteers aged between 18 and 75 years will be recruited for an accelerated clinical trial of two ‘next generation’ vaccines against COVID-19, developed by researchers at the University of Melbourne. These clinical trials are among six chosen to receive immediate funding totalling $10.1 million from the Morrison Government’s Medical Research Future Fund’s…
E&OE… Topics: Additions to PBS, COVID vaccines, pre-flight testing, hotel quarantine systems, update on new strains. GREG HUNT: I want to thank Australians for their work and their contribution during what has been a different and, in some cases, difficult Christmas. But it’s been a safe Christmas, and that’s been immensely important.…