Transcript – Press Conference – Melbourne

The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care   TRANSCRIPT   13 December 2021   PRESS CONFERENCE MELBOURNE   E&OE…                       Topics: International border reopening, Telehealth, Omicron variant.   GREG HUNT: Good morning. I’m joined by Dr Karen Price, head of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners and I want to…

Transcript – Press Conference – Melbourne

The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care   TRANSCRIPT   12 December 2021   PRESS CONFERENCE MELBOURNE   E&OE…                       Topics: COVID-19 Boosters, 2022 Federal Election   GRACE CHONG:    Welcome to Mornington Village pharmacy. We are honoured today to have Minister Hunt have his Moderna booster shot here at the…

Moderna joins Australia’s Vaccine Booster Program and COVID-19 Boosters to be Available from 5 months

The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care   MEDIA RELEASE   Australians aged 18 will now have the choice to receive a Moderna COVID-19 booster shot following approval from the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI).   Spikevax (Moderna) joins Comirnaty (Pfizer) as the preferred vaccines for the booster doses…

Human Biosecurity Period Extended

The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care   MEDIA RELEASE   The human biosecurity emergency period under the Biosecurity Act 2015 will be extended for a further two months.   These arrangements, which have been in place since 18 March 2020 to protect Australians during the COVID-19 pandemic, will continue until…

Transcript – Press Conference – Melbourne

The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care   TRANSCRIPT   8 December 2021   PRESS CONFERENCE MELBOURNE   E&OE…                       Topics: Very Special Kids, Moderna booster shot, Omicron variant     KATIE ALLEN: Welcome to Higgins this afternoon on this beautiful afternoon here at Very Special Kids in Malvern, Australia’s first…