Immunisation

Recommended Schedule
Vaccines Available (inc. costs)
Public Immunisation Sessions Locations
School Entry Immunisation Certificate
School Immunisation Program
Immunisation History
Workplace Immunisation
Immunisation Links

Recommended Schedule

National Immunisation Program Schedule

Age	Disease	Vaccine
Birth	Hepatitis B	HB VaxII Paediatric
2 months	Diphtheria/Tetanus/Pertussis/Poliomyelitis/Haemophilus influenzae type b & Hepatitis B Pneumococcal Rotavirus	Infanrix hexa Prevenar Rota Teq
4 months	Diphtheria/Tetanus/Pertussis/Poliomyelitis/Haemophilus influenzae type b & Hepatitis B Pneumococcal Rotavirus	Infanrix hexa Prevenar Rota Teq
6 months	Diphtheria/Tetanus/Pertussis/Poliomyelitis/Haemophilus influenzae type b & Hepatitis B Pneumococcal Rotavirus	Infanrix hexa Prevenar Rota Teq
12 months	Measles/Mumps/Rubella Haemophilus influenzae type b Meningococcal C	Priorix Hiberix NeisVacC
18 months	Chickenpox	Varilrix
4 years	Diphtheria/Tetanus/Pertussis/Polio Measles/Mumps/Rubella	Infanrix IPV Priorix
Year 7	Hepatitis B Chickenpox Human Papillomavirus (girls only)	HB VaxII Adult Varilrix Gardisil
Year 10	Diphtheria/Tetanus/Pertussis	Boostrix
Non-immune women shortly after delivery	Measles/Mumps/Rubella	Priorix
50 years	Diptheria/Tetanus	ADT
Over 50 years (Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people)	Influenza Pneumococcal	Influenza Pneumovax 23
Over 65 years	Influenza Pneumococcal	Influenza Pneumovax 23

Notes:

Hepatitis B vaccine (HBV) should be given to all infants at birth and should not be delayed beyond 7 days after birth. Infants whose mothers are hepatitis B surface antigen positive (HBsAg+ve) should also be given hepatitis B immunoglobulin (HBIG) within 12 hours of birth.
Wherever possible the same brand of DTPa should be used at 2, 4 and 6 months.

Vaccines Available (inc. costs)

Disease(s)	Vaccine	Cost
Measles, Mumps and Rubella	Priorix	Free as per schedule
Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis and Polio	Infanrix/IPV	Free as per schedule
Haemophilus influenzae B	Hiberix	Free as per schedule
Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, Polio, Haemophilus influenzae type b & Hepatitis B	Infanrix hexa	Free as per schedule
Rotavirus	Rota Teq	Free as per schedule (Must be < 12 weeks for 1st dose)
Hepatitis B	HBVAX11	Free for School Program (Year 7 only, 2 doses) $50.00 per dose for children (3 doses required) $50.00 per dose for adults (3 doses required)
Meningococcal C	NeisVacC	Free as per schedule $90 for children under 12 months and over 2 years $90 for adults
Hepatitis A Over 15 years	Havrix	$80.00 per dose (2 doses required)
Hepatitis A & B combined Over 15 years	Twinrix	$90.00 per dose (3 doses required)
Chickenpox	Varilrix	Free for children born after 1 May 2004 Free for School Program (Year 7 only, 1 dose) $80.00 per dose (12 months to 13 years,1 dose required) (14 years - adults 2 doses required)
Human Papillomavirus	Gardisil	Free for School Program (Year 7 females only, 3 doses) Catch up Program all females year 8 up to 26 years old finishes December 2009 if first dose has commenced prior to 30 June 2009 (3 doses required) $155 per dose form 1 July 2009 (3 doses required)
Influenza	Influenza	$22.00 per dose (Persons attending Council monthly sessions) (children 2 to 9 years 2 doses required if having for the first time) Adults yearly
Diphtheria, Tetanus and Whooping Cough	Boostrix	Free (School Program Year 10 only) $43.00 per dose (Recommended for Health Care Workers, Pre Pregnancy, Adults working with children, and any adult who wants to have it)
Pneumococcal	Prevenar	Free for children under 1 $145.00 per dose (1 - 5 years) 2 months - 6 months 3 doses required 7 - 17 months 2 doses required 18 - 59 months 1 dose required

Public Immunisation Sessions Locations

For your convenience Latrobe City Council conducts 8 public immunisation sessions per month at different venues throughout the municipality. 3 sessions are in the morning, 2 are in the afternoon and 3 are in the evening. No appointment is necessary. The locations and times for all immunisation sessions for 2009 are detailed in the 2009 Immunisation Schedule.

School Entry Immunisation Certificate

To enrol your child for school, you will need a School Entry Immunisation Certificate. A complete certificate can only be issued on completion of all the scheduled infant immunisation up to and including the 4 year old immunisation.

You will automatically receive a history statement from the Australian Childhood Immunisation Register (ACIR) after your child has completed the 4 year old vaccine schedule if all immunisations are completed prior to 5 years of age. It should state at the bottom of the page "This child has received all vaccines required by five years of age". If it does, this history statement becomes a school entry immunisation certificate. If you have not received, or have lost, your history statement call ACIR on 1800 653 809.

School Immunisation Program

Latrobe City Council also provide yearly school immunisation sessions for Year 7 students to immunise against Hepatitis B, Chickenpox (Varilrix) and Human Papillomavirus (Gardisil) and Year 10 students against Diphtheria, Tetanus and Whooping Cough (Boostrix).

Immunisation History

Individual immunisation histories can now be obtained from Latrobe City Coucil if the client has been immunised with Latrobe City Council as an infant or through our school immunisation program. We cannot obtain histories for clients that were immunised with their local doctor. To obtain an immunisation history please complete an Immunisation History Application Form and return it to one of our Service Centres along with the appropriate fee.

Workplace Immunisation

Latrobe City Council provides immunisation on site at workplaces for ten or more staff. The cost is dependant upon the number and type of immunisations required. Please call Health Services on 1300 367 700 for more information.

Immunisation Links

Immunisation Safety Website - http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/
Department of Human Services - http://www.medicareaustralia.gov.au/
Royal Children's Hospital - www.rch.org.au/

For further information regarding specific diseases and other general immunisation information, visit the Immunise Australia Program website, or telephone the Immunisation Hotline on 1800 671 811.