National Immunisation Program Schedule
From February 2016
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
12 months
• Haemophilus influenzaetypebandmeningococcalC(Hib-MenC)
ACT 1982 (CTH)
• Measles,mumpsandrubella(MMR)
HEALTH
18 months
• Diptheria,tetanus,pertussis(whoopingcough)(DTPa)
• Measles,mumps,rubellaandvaricella(chickenpox)(MMRV)
4 years
• Diphtheria,tetanus,acellularpertussis(whoopingcough)andinactivated
poliomyelitis(polio)(DTPa-IPV)
• Measles,mumpsandrubella(MMR)(tobegiven
INFORMATION onlyifMMRVvaccinewasnot
givenat18months)
School programs
10–15 years (contactyourState
• Varicella(chickenpox)c
orTerritoryHealthDepartmentfor
• Humanpapillomavirus(HPV)d
details)
• Diphtheria,tetanusandacellularpertussis(whooping
BY THE DEPARTMENT OF cough)(dTpa)
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At-risk groups
THE FREEDOM OF
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
12–18 months (inhighriskareas)e •Pneumococcalconjugate(13vPCV)
12–24 months (inhighriskareas)f •HepatitisA
6 months to less than 5 years
• Influenza(flu)
15 years and over
• Influenza(flu)
• Pneumococcalpolysaccharide(23vPPV)(medicallyatrisk)
50 years and over
• Pneumococcalpolysaccharide(23vPPV)
Other at-risk groups
6 months and over (peoplewith
• Influenza(flu)
medicalconditionsplacingthem
atriskofseriouscomplicationsof
influenza)
12 months (medicallyatrisk)e
• Pneumococcalconjugate(13vPCV)
4 years (medicallyatrisk)e
• Pneumococcalpolysaccharide(23vPPV)
Pregnant women (atanystageof •Influenza(flu)
pregnancy)
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. Varicellavaccine:contactyourStateorTerritoryHealthDepartmentfordetailsontheschoolgrade
eligibleforvaccination.
d. HPVvaccine:isforalladolescentsagedbetween12and13years.ContactyourStateorTerritory
HealthDepartmentfordetailsontheschoolgradeeligibleforvaccination.
e. Pneumococcalvaccine:
i. Medicallyatriskchildrenrequireafourthdoseof13vPCVat12monthsofageandaboosterdose
of23vPPVat4yearsofage.
ii. AboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderchildrenrequireafourthdoseofpneumococcalvaccine
(13vPCV)at12-18monthsofageforchildrenlivinginhighriskareas(Queensland,Northern
Territory,WesternAustraliaandSouthAustralia).ContactyourStateorTerritoryHealth
Departmentfordetails.
f. HepatitisAvaccine:twodosesofHepatitisAvaccineforAboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderchildren
livinginhighriskareas(Queensland,NorthernTerritory,WesternAustraliaand
ACT 1982 (CTH) SouthAustralia).
ContactyourStateorTerritoryHealthDepartmentfordetails. HEALTH
Further information
INFORMATION
FurtherinformationandimmunisationresourcesareavailablefromtheImmuniseAustraliaProgram
websiteat
www.immunise.health.gov.auorbycontactingtheinfolineon
1800 671 811.
YoushouldcontactyourStateorTerritoryHealthDepartmentforfurtherinformationontheprogram
specifictoyourStateorTerritory: BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
State/Territory
Contact Number
THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN RELEASED UNDER
AustralianCapitalTerritory
(02)62052300
THE FREEDOM OF
NewSouthWales
1300066055
NorthernTerritory
(08)89228044
Queensland
13HEALTH(13432584)
SouthAustralia
1300232272
Tasmania
1800671738
Victoria
1300882008
WesternAustralia
(08)93211312
2016
February
www.immunise.health.gov.au
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