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Vaccine	Indication for use
Adult Diphtheria & Tetanus Adsorbed (ADT Booster®)	Catch-up immunisation for school aged children who have not had a primary course of diphtheria and tetanus or have an incomplete history of having diphtheria and tetanus. Booster dose at age 50 years Refugee program: catch-up schedule
Adult/Adolescent Diphtheria, Tetanus & acellular Pertussis (Boostrix®)	Local council offer Boostrix® in Year 10 of secondary school. Single dose for year 10 students GPs are supplied a small quantity for Year 10 students only or age equivalent who missed having the vaccine at school Refugee program: single dose in the catch-up primary schedule
Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, Hepatitis B, Inactivated Polio & Haemophilus influenzae type b (Infanrix hexa®)	Give at 2, 4 & 6 months of age Catch-up to 7 years of age (less than 8 years).
Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis & Inactivated Polio (Infanrix IPV®)	Given at 4 years of age Catch-up to 7 years of age (less than 8 years).
Inactivated Poliomyelitis (IPOL®)	Given to school aged children (aged 8 years and older) who are unimmunised or incompletely immunised for poliomyelitis Refugee program: three doses maximum from 8 years of age and over
Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hiberix®)	Given at 12 months of age to babies that have had Infanrix hexa® for the primary course Catch-up for children less than 5 years of age; single dose from 15 months to less than 5 years of age
Hepatitis B adult (HBVax II Adult®)	Local council offer HBVax II Adult vaccine in Year 7 of secondary school; students receive 2 doses of adult hepatitis B vaccine, 4 to 6 months apart GPs are supplied a small quantity for Year 7 students who did not receive it in the school program Catch-up for adolescents in secondary school who missed the Year 7 hepatitis B course Available for household contacts of a hepatitis B carrier and for an injecting drug user
Hepatitis B paediatric (HBVax II Paediatric®)	Infants at birth Catch-up for children born after 1st May 2000 who have not received a course of hepatitis B vaccine Available for household contacts (children) of a hepatitis B carrier Call DHS to discuss before ordering
Hib - Hepatitis B (Comvax®)	Given only at 12 months of age for babies who have had Infanrix IPV® at 2, 4 & 6 months of age
Human papillomavirus (Gardasil®)	Local council provide vaccine to females in Year 7 of secondary school Catch-up program for females in secondary school Catch-up program for females aged 18-26 years, Medicare card holders only GPs are supplied a small quantity for students who did not receive vaccine through the school program Refugee program: females in the above groups Catch-up program finishes June 2009
Influenza	Given at 65 years and over Given at 50 years and over for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders (ATSI) Given at 15 to 49 years for ATSI with underlying medical risk factors Refugee program: given at 65 years and over
Measles, Mumps, Rubella (Priorix®)	Given at 12 months and 4 years of age For women planning pregnancy and post partum with low or negative rubella antibody Catch-up for school aged children only with no documented history of having received two doses Refugee program: given if born from 1966, 2 doses minimum 4 weeks apart
Meningococcal C (NeisVac C®)	Given at 12 months of age Catch up for children born on or after 1 January 2002
Childhood Pneumococcal (Prevenar®)	Given at 2, 4, & 6 months of age Catch-up to 2 years as per current edition AIH Children with underlying medical risk factors up to the 5th birthday
Pneumococcal (Pneumovax 23®)	Given to non-indigenous aged 65 years and over Given at 50 years and over for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders (ATSI) Given at 15 to 49 years for ATSI with underlying medical risk factors Given to children with underlying medical risk factors at 4-5 years of age Refugee program: given at 65 years and over
Rotavirus (RotaTeq®)	Given at 2, 4 & 6 months of age Cut-off dates apply, no catch-up given
Varicella (chickenpox) (Varilrix®)	Given at 18 months of age Catch up for children born on or after 1 May 2004 aged at least 18 months or older Local council offer Varilrix® in Year 7 of secondary school for children who have not had the vaccine or the disease GPs are supplied a small quantity for Year 7 students who did not receive it through the school program

Note: Vaccines required for travel purposes are not funded by DHS Victoria

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Free vaccines supplied by the Department of Human Services Victoria and their indication for use - September 2008 (133kb, pdf)