Immunisations for adults
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Overview
The following information outlines the recommendations for adult immunisation. It identifies what vaccines are funded in Victoria or recommended depending on a number of individual factors. These factors may relate to:
- Medical risk factors such as diseases associated with the heart, lung and kidneys or being pregnant
- Age related factors for example turning 50 years old or being over 65 years of age
- Lifestyle factors such as travelling, a participant in contact sport, born overseas, sexual preference and drug use
- Workplace factors for example working closely with infants and children, health care workers, sewerage workers and emergency services
- Volunteering in the community. There are varying categories of risk within volunteering depending on the environment in which you volunteer and the activity involved.
Some medical risk factors may mean a person needs to be immunised differently or immunisations are withheld for a period of time or even repeated following some medical treatment. Other vaccines not listed may also need to be considered in some cases.
