National Immunisation Program Schedule
From 1 July 2013
Child programs
Age
Vaccine
Birth
•HepatitisB(hepB)a
2 months
•HepatitisB,diphtheria,tetanus,acellularpertussis(whoopingcough),
Haemophilus
influenzaetypeb,inactivatedpoliomyelitis(polio)(hepB-DTPa-Hib-IPV)
•Pneumococcalconjugate(13vPCV)
•Rotavirus
4 months
•HepatitisB,diphtheria,tetanus,acellularpertussis(whoopingcough),
Haemophilus
influenzaetypeb,inactivatedpoliomyelitis(polio)(hepB-DTPa-Hib-IPV)
•Pneumococcalconjugate(13vPCV)
•Rotavirus
6 months
•HepatitisB,diphtheria,tetanus,acellularpertussis(whoopingcough),
Haemophilus
influenzaetypeb,inactivatedpoliomyelitis(polio)(hepB-DTPa-Hib-IPV)
•Pneumococcalconjugate(13vPCV)
•Rotavirusb
ACT 1982 (CTH)
12 months
• Haemophilus influenzaetypebandMeningococcalC(Hib-MenC)
HEALTH
•Measles,mumpsandrubella(MMR)
18 months
•Measles,mumps,rubellaandvaricella(chickenpox)(MMRV)
4 years
•Diphtheria,tetanus,acellularpertussis(whoopingcough)andinactivated
poliomyelitis(polio)(DTPa-IPV) INFORMATION
•Measles,mumpsandrubella(MMR)(tobegivenonlyifMMRVvaccinewasnot
givenat18months)
School programs
10–15 years
•HepatitisB(hepB)c
(contactyourState
•Varicella(chickenpox)cBY THE DEPARTMENT OF
orTerritoryHealth
•Humanpapillomavirus(HPV)d
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Departmentfordetails) •Diphtheria,tetanusandacellularpertussis(whoopingcough)(dTpa)
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At-risk groups
6 months and over •Influenza(flu)(peoplewithmedicalconditionsplacingthematriskofserious
complicationsofinfluenza)
12 months
•Pneumococcalconjugate(13vPCV)e(medicallyatrisk)
12–18 months
•Pneumococcalconjugate(13vPCV)(AboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderchildrenin
highriskareas)e
12–24 months
•HepatitisA(AboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderchildreninhighriskareas)f
4 years
•Pneumococcalpolysaccharide(23vPPV)e(medicallyatrisk)
15 years and over
•Influenza(flu)(AboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderpeople)
•Pneumococcalpolysaccharide(23vPPV)(AboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderpeople
medicallyatrisk)
50 years and over
•Pneumococcalpolysaccharide(23vPPV)(AboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderpeople)
Pregnant women
•Influenza(flu)
65 years and over •Influenza(flu)
•Pneumococcalpolysaccharide(23vPPV)
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Footnotes to the National Immunisation Program (NIP) Schedule
a. HepatitisBvaccine:shouldbegiventoallinfantsassoonaspracticableafterbirth.Thegreatest
benefitisifgivenwithin24hours,andmustbegivenwithin7days.
b. Rotavirusvaccine:thirddoseofvaccineisdependentonvaccinebrandused.ContactyourStateor
TerritoryHealthDepartmentfordetails.
c. HepatitisBandVaricellavaccine:contactyourStateorTerritoryHealthDepartmentfordetailsonthe
schoolgradeeligibleforvaccination.
d. HPVvaccine:isforalladolescentsagedbetween12and13years.Acatch-upprogramformalesaged
between14and15yearsisavailableuntilDecember2014.ContactyourStateorTerritoryHealth
Departmentfordetailsontheschoolgradeeligibleforvaccination.
e. Pneumococcalvaccine:
i. Medicallyatriskchildrenrequire:afourthdoseof13vPCVat12monthsofage;andabooster
doseof23vPPVat4yearsofage.
ii. AboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderchildrenrequire:afourthdoseofpneumococcalvaccine
(13vPCV)at12-18monthsofageforchildrenlivinginhighriskareas(Queensland,Northern
Territory,WesternAustraliaandSouthAustralia).ContactyourStateorTerritoryHealth
Departmentfordetails.
f. HepatitisAvaccine:twodosesofHepatitisAvaccineforAboriginalandTorres
ACT 1982 (CTH) StraitIslanderchildren
livinginhighriskareas(Queensland,NorthernTerritory,WesternAustraliaandSouthAustralia).
HEALTH
ContactyourStateorTerritoryHealthDepartmentfordetails.
INFORMATION
Further information
FurtherinformationandimmunisationresourcesareavailablefromtheImmuniseAustraliaProgram
websiteat
www.immunise.health.gov.auorbycontactingtheinfolineon
1800 671 811.
YoushouldcontactyourStateorTerritoryHealthDepartmentforfurtherinformationontheprogram
specifictoyourStateorTerritory:
THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN RELEASED UNDER
BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
State/Territory
Contact Number
THE FREEDOM OF
AustralianCapitalTerritory
(02)62052300
NewSouthWales
1300066055
NorthernTerritory
(08)89228044
Queensland
13HEALTH(13432584)
SouthAustralia
1300232272
Tasmania
1800671738
Victoria
1300882008
WesternAustralia
(08)93211312
2013
October
www.immunise.health.gov.au
AllinformationinthispublicationiscorrectasatOctober2013
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