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Immunisation schedule Victoria

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In Victoria, from January 2013, the routine schedule of vaccines provided free under the National Immunisation Program is as follows.

Immunisation schedule Victoria From January 2013

Age / School Year Disease Vaccine brand Notes
Birth
  • Hepatitis B
  • H-B-Vax II Paediatric
Give within 7 days of birth
2 months
  • Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, hepatitis B, poliomyelitis, Haemophilus influenzae type b
  • Pneumococcal
  • Rotavirus 
  • Infanrix hexa
  • Prevenar 13
  • RotaTeq
All vaccines can be given from 6 weeks of age
4 months
  • Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, hepatitis B, poliomyelitis, Haemophilus influenzae type b
  • Pneumococcal
  • Rotavirus 
  • Infanrix hexa
  • Prevenar 13
  • RotaTeq
 
6 months
  • Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, hepatitis B, poliomyelitis, Haemophilus influenzae type b
  • Pneumococcal
  • Rotavirus 
  • Infanrix hexa
  • Prevenar 13
  • RotaTeq
See increased risk category section
12 months
  • Measles, mumps, rubella
  • Haemophilus influenzae type b
  • Meningococcal C
  • Priorix
  • Hiberix
  • NeisVacC
See increased risk category section
18 months
  • Chickenpox
  • Varilrix
Not required if history of varicella infection
4 years
  • Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio
  • Measles, mumps, rubella
  • Infanrix IPV
  • Priorix
See increased risk category section
Year 7
Secondary school
  • Hepatitis B
  • Chickenpox
  • Human papillomavirus
  • H-B-Vax II
  • Varilrix
  • Gardasil
  • Adult 2 dose course; not required if previous course of hepatitis B vaccine completed
  • Not required if history of varicella infection
  • 3 dose course
Year 9
Secondary school
  • Human papillomavirus
  • Gardasil
  • 3 dose course (boys only)
Year 10
Secondary school
  • Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis
  • Boostrix
 
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
  1. From 15 years
  2. From 50 years
 
 
  • Influenza
  • Pneumococcal
 
 
  • Influenza
  • Pneumovax 23
 
 
  • Annually
  • See current edition Australian Immunisation Handbook
50-59 years
  • Diphtheria, tetanus
  • ADT Booster 
 
From 65 years
  • Influenza
  • Pneumococcal
  • Influenza
  • Pneumovax 23
  • Annually
  • See current edition Australian Immunisation Handbook

Increased risk categories

Category Disease Vaccine brand Notes

From 6 months of age
With underlying medical risk factors

  • Influenza
  • Influenza
    Do not give CSL's Fluvax brand to children <5 years of age and do not use in children 5 to 9 years unless there is no alternative brand available
  • Annually
    In children aged 6 months to 9 years inclusive, give 2 doses of influenza vaccine a minimum of 1 month apart, in the first year of administration. Give 0.25ml if <3 years of age
Pregnant women
At any stage of pregnancy
  • Influenza
  • Influenza
  • At any stage of pregnancy

12 months of age premature babies
<32 weeks gestation or <2000g birth weight

  • Hepatitis B
  • H-B-Vax II Paediatric
  • Single booster dose
12 months of age
With underlying medical risk factors and/or <28 weeks gestation
  • Pneumococcal
  • Prevenar 13
  • Single booster dose
4-5 years of age
With underlying medical risk factors and/or <28 weeks gestation
  • Pneumococcal
  • Pneumovax 23
  • See the current edition Australian Immunisation Handbook
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15-49 years
With underlying medical risk factors
  • Pneumococcal
  • Pneumovax 23
  • See the current edition Australian Immunisation Handbook
Aged less than 65 years
With underlying medical risk factors
  • Pneumococcal
  • Pneumovax 23
  • See the current edition Australian Immunisation Handbook
  • Vaccine is not funded for this group

Victorian immunisation programs

Program

Disease

Vaccine brand

Notes

Women planning pregnancy or after delivery Rubella Priorix Rubella non-immune women planning pregnancy or shortly after delivery
Living in a household with a hepatitis B positive person Hepatitis B H-B-Vax II Paediatric
H-B-Vax II Adult
 
Hepatitis C positive people Hepatitis B Engerix B Specialist services
HIV positive people Hepatitis B Engerix B  
Refugees/asylum seekers/ Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people National Immunisation Program National Immunisation Program Eligible for NIP vaccines plus some catch-up. See the Free vaccine Victoria - Criteria for eligibility

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Current schedule:

  Immunisation schedule Victoria from January 2013

Previous schedules:

  National Immunisation Program schedule Victoria October 2012

  National Immunisation Program schedule Victoria July 2012

  National Immunisation Program schedule Victoria July 2011

  National immunisation program schedule for Victoria from 1 January 2010 to 30 June 2011

  National immunisation program schedule for Victoria from 1 March 2008 to 31 December 2009

  National immunisation program schedule for Victoria from July 2007 to 1 March 2008

  National immunisation program schedule for Victoria from November 2005 to July 2007

  National immunisation program schedule for Victoria from September 2003 to November 2005

  National immunisation program schedule for Victoria from  December 2002  to September 2003