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Recommended Vaccinations | Vaccinations for Travellers

Vaccinations

 

The below table has been taken from the Medicare Australia Website and is a complete schedule of the current recommended vaccinations from Birth age to 65 years and over.

 

Age Disease Immunised Against
Birth Hepatitis B
2 Months
Diphtheria
Tetanus
Pertussis
Polio
Hib
Hepatitis B
Pneumococcal (refer to note 1)
Rotavirus (refer to note 5)
4 Months
Diphtheria
Tetanus
Pertussis
Polio
Hib
Hepatitis B
Pneumococcal (refer to note 1)
Rotavirus (refer to note 5)
6 Months Diphtheria
Tetanus
Pertussis
Polio
Hib (refer to note 2)
Hepatitis B (or at 12 months)
Pneumococcal (refer to note 1)
Rotavirus (refer to note 6)
12 Months
Measles
Mumps
Rubella
Hib
Hepatitis B (or at 6 months)
Meningococcal C (refer to note 3)
18 Months Varicella (refer to note 4)
4 Years Diphtheria
Tetanus
Pertussis
Polio
Measles
Mumps
Rubella
Year 8
 Varicella – Zoster
Gardasil (Females)
H-B-Vaxll
Year 10 Diptheria-tetanus-pertussis
65 years and over Pneumovax
Influenza

 

 

Additional Vaccines for Children at Medical Risk include
Prevenar (12 months) and
Pneumovax (4 years)

Additional Vaccines for people of Ethnic Backgrounds include
Hepatitis A paediatric (18 months)
Hepatitis A paediatric and Pneumovax (24 months)
Pneumovax and Influenza (15 to 49 years)
Pneumovax and Influenza (50 years and over)

Note:

  1. Pneumococcal vaccine is funded under the NIP for children born from 1 January 2005.
  2. Four doses of Hib vaccine are due at 2, 4, 6 and 12 months of age when 'PRP-T Hib' containing vaccine is used.
  3. Meningococcal C vaccine is funded under the NIP for children born from 1 January 2002.
  4. Varicella vaccine is funded under the NIP for children born from 1 May 2004.
  5. Rotavirus vaccine is funded under the NIP for children born from 1 May 2007.
  6. Three doses of Rotavirus vaccine are due at 2, 4 and 6 months of age when RotaTeq vaccine is used.


For more information on these vaccinations, please visit
http://www.medicareaustralia.gov.au/provider/patients/acir/schedule.jsp

To request hardcopies of resources, please visit http://www.immunise.health.gov.au/internet/immunise/publishing.nsf/Content/publications

 

Vaccinations for Travellers


People who travel overseas should visit their doctor to find out what vaccinations they need. Vaccination before travelling offers protection against many diseases that can outbreak during your travel. The following information has been developed from the information available on http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au.

The National Health and Medical Research Council recommend the following vaccinations for all travellers;

  • Tetanus
  • Diphtheria
  • Pertussis (whooping cough)
  • Varicella (chicken pox)
  • Measles
  • Mumps
  • Rubella
  • Polio


Additional vaccinations are suggested for travellers who are at a higher risk of infection or other health problems such as people with asthma, cardiac and respiratory conditions, diabetes and anyone over the age of 65. These include;

  • Influenza
  • Pneumonia


Young people are also suggested vaccination against;

  • Meningococcal C
  • Hepatitis B
  • Cervical Cancer


Travellers trekking to developing countries are a higher risk of certain diseases. Your GP will be able to advise you on the vaccinations you need, based on your travel. Recommended vaccinations include;

  • Hepatitis A and B
  • Typhoid
  • Meningococcal Meningitis
  • Tuberculosis
  • Rabies
  • Japanese Encephalitis
  • Yellow Fever


For more information on vaccinations before travelling, please visit http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Travel_vaccinations

 

 

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