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Vaccination program for adults

Vaccination is offered to eligible adults in Victoria under the National Immunisation Program (NIP) and Victorian funded programs. Eligible adults can receive vaccines such as pertussis, influenza, pneumococcal, herpes zoster and hepatitis B.

All immunisation providers should report administration of all vaccines to the Australian Immunisation RegisterExternal Link .

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Vaccine recommendations in pregnancy

Vaccination against whooping cough (pertussis) and influenza is strongly recommended during pregnancy to protect pregnant women and their babies against these serious infections.

Other inactivated vaccines are not routinely recommended during pregnancy but may be considered in special circumstances.

Live attenuated viral vaccines are the only types of vaccines that should not to be given during pregnancy. Some vaccines, like rubella (combined with measles and mumps M-M-R), may be needed when planning pregnancy so the mother is immune before she becomes pregnant.

National Immunisation Program (NIP) and state-funded vaccines for eligible Victorian adults

Information for health professionals about the free National Immunisation Program and State funded vaccine programs for eligible adults.

Vaccinations in the workplace

Some types of work have a higher risk of exposure to vaccine-preventable diseases. People in these jobs should be vaccinated against certain diseases.

Immunisation for special-risk groups

In Victoria, vulnerable people, preterm infants, children in out-of-home care, medically at-risk, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and refugees and asylum seekers are eligible to receive some vaccines for free.

Reviewed 12 May 2023

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Immunisation Unit Department of Health

50 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000
immunisation@health.vic.gov.au
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