Australian Standard Vaccination Schedule 2000-2002 
The Australian Standard Vaccination Schedule shown here is that recommended by the 
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC). In drawing up its 
recommendations the NHMRC has sought to reduce the number of injections given at each 
immunisation session through the use of new combination vaccines and to limit, as far as 
possible, the number of vaccine products that a practitioner would need to have available. For 
the immunisations at 2, 4, 6 and 12 months, two options for the use of combination vaccines 
which meet these criteria are recommended. 
AGE 
VACCINE 
Birth 
hepBa 
 
 
Path 1b 
Path 2b 
DTPa-hepB 
DTPac and 
2 months 
and Hib (PRP-OMP)  Hib (PRP-OMP)-hepB 
and OPV 
and OPV 
DTPa-hepB 
DTPac and 
4 Months 
and Hib (PRP-OMP)  Hib (PRP-OMP)-hepB 
and OPV 
and OPV 
ACT 1982 (CTH) 
DTPa-hepB 
DTPac 
6 months 
HEALTH
and OPV 
and OPV 
MMR and 
MMR and 
12 months 
Hib (PRP-OMP) 
Hib (PRP-OMP)-hepB 
INFORMATION 
18 months 
DTPa 
DTPa 
4 Years 
and MMR 
and OPV 
10-13 years
hepBd 
1 month later 
BY THE DEPARTMENT OF 
hepBd 
THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN RELEASED UNDER 
5 months after 2nd dose 
hepBd 
THE FREEDOM OF 
Td 
15-19 years
OPV 
Non-immune women who are 
MMR 
post-partum or of child bearing age 
50 years 
Tde 
50 years and over (Aboriginal and Torres 
Pneumococcal vaccine (every 5 years) 
Strait Islander people) 
Influenza vaccine (every year) 
Pneumococcal vaccine (every 5 years) 
65 years and over 
Influenza vaccine (every year) 
Notes 
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a.  Hepatitis B vaccine should be given to all infants at birth and should not be delayed 
beyond 7 days after birth. Infants whose mothers are hepatitis B surface antigen positive 
(HBsAg+ve) should also be given hepatitis B immunoglobulin (HBIG) within 12 hours 
of birth 
b.  When necessary the two paths may be interchanged with regard to their hepatitis B and 
Hib components. For example, when a child moves interstate, they may change from 
one path to the other. 
c.  Wherever possible the same brand of DTPa should be used at 2, 4 and 6 months. 
d.  Adolescent hepatitis B vaccination is not necessary for those children who have 
previously received three doses of hepatitis B vaccine. 
e.  Td should be given at 50 years of age unless a Td booster dose has been documented in 
the previous 10 years. 
Transition from the old to the new schedule 
All babies born on or after 1 May 2000 should commence the new Australian Standard 
Vaccination Schedule. Because of logistics, funding and vaccine interchangeability issues, all 
children born before this date should commence or continue with the previous schedule. 
 
  
 
DISEASE 
VACCINE 
AVAILABLE PRODUCTS 
Hepatitis B 
hepB 
Engerix-B™ or H-B VaxII™ 
Diphtheria, Tetanus, 
DTPa 
Infanrix™ or T
ACT 1982 (CTH) ripacel™ 
Pertussis 
HEALTH
Diphtheria, Tetanus, 
DTPa-hepB 
Infanrix-HepB™ 
Pertussis, 
Hepatitis B 
Haemophilus 
Hib (PRP-OMP) 
PedvaxHIB™ 
INFORMATION 
Influenzae type B 
Haemophilus 
Hib (PRP-OMP)-hepB 
Comvax™ 
Influenzae type B, 
Hepatitis B 
Poliomyelitis 
OPV 
Polio Sabin™ 
THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN RELEASED UNDER 
BY THE DEPARTMENT OF 
Measles, Mumps, 
MMR 
MMRII® or Priorix™ 
THE FREEDOM OF 
Rubella 
Diphtheria, Tetanus 
Td 
ADT Vaccine™ 
Pneumococcal disease  Pneumococcal vaccine 
Pneumovax23® 
Influenza 
Influenza vaccine 
Fluarix™ or Fluvax® 
or Vaxigrip™ or Flurivin™ 
 
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