Editorial – Two years on, the COVID fight continues

The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care   EDITORIAL   25 January 2022   Two years on, the COVID fight continues   Two years ago COVID arrived in Australia. In that time it has changed the world but it hasn’t changed the fundamentals of Australia. In a world with over 5.5…

Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine to be Available in Coming Weeks

The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care   MEDIA RELEASE   24 January 2022   Australians aged 18+ will now have access to a fourth COVID-19 vaccine, Nuvaxovid (Novavax) in coming weeks, after the Australian Government accepted advice from the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) that it be included in…

Australians with Severe Dermatitis to Benefit from PBS listing

The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care   MEDIA RELEASE   23 January 2022   From 1 February 2022, Australians with severe atopic dermatitis will have access to a new treatment listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).   Australians aged 12 years or older living with this form of dermatitis…

National Research Centre to Support Australians with Eating Disorders

The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care   The Hon. David Coleman MP Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention   JOINT MEDIA RELEASE   22 January 2022   The Morrison Government is investing $13 million to establish a world-leading National Eating Disorder Centre, where Australia’s…

Two Anti-Viral COVID-19 Treatments Approved

The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care   MEDIA RELEASE   20 January 2022   The Australian Government welcomes the Therapeutic Goods Administration’s (TGA) provisional approval of the first oral treatments for COVID-19 in Australia, Lagevrio® (molnupiravir) and Paxlovid® (nirmatrelvir + ritonavir).   Lagevrio and Paxlovid are oral anti-viral treatments that…

Protecting Remote Communities in the Northern Territory from COVID-19

The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care   MEDIA RELEASE   19 January 2022   The Australian Government has implemented further measures to protect remote communities during the current COVID-19 outbreak in the Northern Territory, in line with the local requirements announced by the Northern Territory Government.   As Minister for…

Darwin Head to Health Centre Officially Open for Locals in Need

The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care   The Hon. David Coleman MP Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention   Senator Dr Sam McMahon Senator for the Northern Territory   JOINT MEDIA RELEASE   18 January 2022   As part of a major national rollout…