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Immunisation
Latest immunisation newsletter
Read the latest newsletter online or select from one of our past newsletters. The current edition includes...
- Recommendations for the use of Pneumovax 23® in adults
- Update on Prevenar 13®
- Immunisation newsletter goes green
- Boostrix® vaccine ends 30 June 2012
- New Commonwealth pertussis resource available
- New immunisation catch-up aid developed
- The Victorian Spleen Register
- Catch-up immunisation quiz
- Influenza vaccination for pregnant women should be routine
- 2012 seasonal influenza vaccine coming
- How to order and receive vaccines
- What vaccines are given in secondary school?
- New HPV immunisation resource from Cancer Council Victoria.
National immunisation program schedule (NIP)
The routine schedule of vaccines provided free under the National Immunisation ProgramCriteria for the use of government vaccine
The Criteria for use of government vaccine lists the schedule of vaccines by brand name and who is eligible for free vaccine.What's new
The 2012 seasonal influenza vaccine program commences in March. Check your pre-allocation of vaccines for influenza and Pneumovax 23® and your previous influenza vaccine total delivery for 2011. Download a summarised fact sheet for the use of influenza vaccine in children and adults and a summarised fact sheet for Pneumovax 23® vaccine for adolescents and adults.
Hosted by the Department of Health, State Government of Victoria on 29 November 2011.
The childhood pneumococcal vaccine now protects against more strains. One and two year olds can get a free dose of the new pneumococcal vaccine from 1 October 2011 to 30 September 2012.
Prevenar 13® has replaced Prevenar® in the infant primary immunisation schedule. A supplementary catch-up program will start in October 2011.
ATAGI recommends that revaccination with Pneumovax 23® should only be considered for patients at high risk of serious disease. For further information see Pneumococcal immunisation for older Australians at: http://immunise.health.gov.au/
There is new evidence from Australia and overseas studies suggesting a small increased risk of intussusception in infants following rotavirus vaccine.
The free whooping cough vaccine for parents of newborn babies has been extended. Partners of pregnant women can also receive the free vaccine.
(Wed 20th Jul 2011)
Advice for managing vaccine cold chain during power outage
Fri 21st Jan 2011)
