The Hon Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care The Hon. Yvette D’Ath MP Minister for Health and Ambulance Services JOINT MEDIA STATEMENT Community pharmacies in selected rural and regional areas will be activated to support Australia’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout out. …
Seasonal influenza vaccines are now available through community pharmacy and GPs around the country, with a record supply to ensure everyone has access to the vaccine. Approximately 5 million Australians have already had their 2021 flu vaccine, with over 20 million vaccines being made available through community pharmacy, GP’s and dedicated flu clinics this…
The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care TRANSCRIPT 19 May 2021 PRESS CONFERENCE BRISBANE E&OE… Topics: COVID-19 update, vaccination rollout. ROSS VASTA: Hello. Wonderful to be here at Ronald McDonald House. And I’m joined by the CEO, John. And I’m also here with the Federal…
Families of sick children across Queensland will have better access to much-needed accommodation and support through the newly refurbished Ronald McDonald House in South Brisbane. The Australian Government invested $2.57 million to renovate and modify areas of Ronald McDonald House, which will be a life saver for regional and Far North Queensland families of…
The Australian Government is continuing our support for the mental health and wellbeing of children and young Australians with a $26.8 million investment in Yourtown’s Kids Helpline. Caring for the mental health and wellbeing of Australians, particularly children and young people, remains one of the Australian Government’s highest priorities. It is estimated that…
The Morrison Government’s plan to secure Australia and the Mornington Peninsula’s recovery will rebuild our economy and create more jobs to ensure we come back stronger from the COVID-19 induced recession. As part of our COVID-19 response, the Morrison Government has committed $291 billion or 14.7 per cent of GDP in direct economic support…
The Hon Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care Senator Wendy Askew Senator for Tasmania MEDIA RELEASE The Australian Government has today launched its National Strategic Action Plan for Pain Management, providing Australians living with chronic pain access to the care and support they need. Providing a whole-of-care approach,…
The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care TRANSCRIPT 17 May 2021 PRESS CONFERENCE MELBOURNE E&OE… Topics: COVID vaccination program. GREG HUNT: Hi everybody and I’m delighted to be here at the Eramosa Family Medical Centre in Somerville joined obviously by Commodore Eric Young, who’s the…
The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care TRANSCRIPT 13 May 2021 PRESS CONFERENCE CANBERRA E&OE… Topics: Vaccination update GREG HUNT: Good morning everybody. I’m joined by Professor Brendan Murphy, amongst other things, the head of the Scientific and Technical Advisory Group on Vaccines. And…
The Australian Government has secured 25 million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to further diversify our vaccine portfolio as well as provide access to a booster or variant vaccine should this be required in the future. As confirmed in the 2021-22 Budget, the Government will commence an approach to market for mRNA manufacturing capacity…