First million doses of Moderna arrive from Europe

The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care   MEDIA RELEASE   The first consignment of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine doses has arrived in Australia and will be administered by community pharmacies around the country from the end of next week.   Almost 350,000 doses arrived last night as part of Australia’s original…

Over $8 Million Invested in Shire Council for Local Roads

THE HON. GREG HUNT MP Federal Member for Flinders Minister for Health and Aged Care THE HON KEVIN HOGAN MP Assistant Minister to the Deputy Prime Minister Assistant Minister for Local Government Federal Member for Page   MEDIA RELEASE   The Mornington Peninsula Shire Council has received an additional $23,170 for local road improvements, totalling…

New Board to Guide Research Funding

The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care   MEDIA RELEASE   The Morrison Government has announced the new membership of the expert advisory board that will chart the nation’s research strategy for the next five years to support our best and brightest medical researchers and innovators.   The Australian Medical Research…

$4 Million for Traumatic Brain Injury Research

The Hon Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care   MEDIA RELEASE   To help support Australians living with and recovering from a traumatic brain injury, the Morrison Government is launching the latest round of the traumatic brain injury grants, which opens today.   Medical research is our best hope of discovering better…

Boosting COVID-19 Vaccination Support for Indigenous Australians

The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care   The Hon. Ken Wyatt AM MP Minister for Indigenous Australians   MEDIA RELEASE   The Australian Government is further boosting the vaccination program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people across 30 priority areas to ensure all Australians can access a COVID-19 vaccine.…

VIC Vaccine Blitz with Focus on North West Melbourne

The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care   MEDIA RELEASE   Residents in Melbourne’s north and west will benefit from additional vaccines and a rapid expansion of vaccination sites across the region as part of a three-week vaccination blitz.   To assist these communities and all Victorians, the Commonwealth will surge…

Research Funding Boost for COVID-19 Treatments

The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care   MEDIA RELEASE   The Morrison Government is providing $5 million to researchers at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research in Melbourne to find a new, effective and safe antibody treatment to combat COVID-19.   Antibody-based therapies are widely used to…