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National Immunisation Program Schedule

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In Victoria, from 1 July 2011, the routine schedule of vaccines provided free under the National Immunisation Program is as follows.

National Immunisation Program schedule - Victoria July 2011

Age / School Year Disease Vaccine brand
Birth
  • Hepatitis B
  • H-B-Vax II Paediatric
2 months
  • Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, hepatitis B, poliomyelitis,   Haemophilus influenzae type b
  • Pneumococcal
  • Rotavirus 
  • Infanrix hexa
  • Prevenar 13
  • RotaTeq
4 months
  • Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, hepatitis B, poliomyelitis, Haemophilus influenzae type b
  • Pneumococcal
  • Rotavirus 
  • Infanrix hexa
  • Prevenar 13
  • RotaTeq
6 months
(Note increased risk category below)
  • Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, hepatitis B, poliomyelitis, Haemophilus influenzae type b
  • Pneumococcal
  • Rotavirus 
  • Infanrix hexa
  • Prevenar 13
  • RotaTeq
12 months
(Note increased risk category below)
  • Measles, mumps, rubella
  • Haemophilus influenzae type b
  • Meningococcal C
  • Priorix
  • Hiberix
  • NeisVacC
Children aged 12 - 35 months
Supplementary catch-up
  • Pneumococcal
  • Prevenar 13 a single dose from 1 October 2011 - 30 September 2012
18 months
  • Chickenpox
  • Varilrix Δ
4 years
(Note increased risk category below)
  • Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio
  • Measles, mumps, rubella
  • Infanrix IPV
  • Priorix
Year 7
Secondary School
  • Hepatitis B
  • Chickenpox
  • Human papillomavirus
  • H-B-Vax II Adult 2 dose course •
  • Varilrix Δ
  • Gardasil 3 dose course (girls only)
Year 10
Secondary School
  • Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis
  • Boostrix
From 15 years *Indigenous
  • Influenza
  • Influenza (annually)
From 50 years * Indigenous
  • Pneumococcal
  • Pneumovax 23
50-59 years
  • Diphtheria, tetanus
  • ADT Booster 
From 65 years
  • Influenza
  • Pneumococcal
  • Influenza annually
  • Pneumovax 23

Δ Varilrix vaccine not required if history of varicella infection.
• H-B-Vax II Adult not required if previous course of hepatitis B vaccine completed.
*Indigenous status includes: Aboriginal but not Torres Strait Islander; Torres Strait Islander but not Aboriginal; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander.

National Immunisation Program schedule – Victoria July 2011 Increased risk categories

Category Disease Vaccine brand

From 6 months of age
With underlying medical risk factors

  • Influenza
  • Influenza (annually)

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

  • Hepatitis B
  • H-B-Vax II Paediatric
12 months of age
With underlying medical risk factors and/or <28 weeks gestation
  • Pneumococcal
  • Prevenar 13
4-5 years of age
With underlying medical risk factors and/or <28 weeks gestation

*Indigenous 15-49 years of age
With underlying medical risk factors

  • Pneumococcal
  • Pneumovax 23
Pregnant women
At any stage of pregnancy
  • Influenza
  • Influenza

Give 2 doses of influenza vaccine, a minimum of 1 month apart, in the first year of administration in children aged 6 months to 9 years inclusive.
* Indigenous status includes: Aboriginal but not Torres Strait Islander; Torres Strait Islander but not Aboriginal; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander.

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
Parents of newborn infants ◘ Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis Boostrix 15 June 2009 to 30 June 2012
Living in a household with a hepatitis B positive person Hepatitis B H-B-Vax II Paediatric
H-B-Vax II Adult
 
HIV positive person Hepatitis B Engerix B Adult HIV positive person
Refugee/asylum seeker National Immunisation Program National Immunisation Program Eligible for NIP vaccines plus some catch-up. See the Criteria for use of government vaccine

◘ Includes adoptive and foster parents. Vaccine may be given to the partner during pregnancy or both parents as soon as possible after delivery. No further dose is required if given for a previous pregnancy.

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Current schedule:

  National Immunisation Program schedule Victoria July 2011

Previous schedules:

  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