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	3 doses for adults with a month between 1st and 2nd doses, and 5 months between 2nd and 3rd doses. Free to year 7 students Free to infants (included in the immunisation schedule) $54 per dose for children and adults (3 doses required)
Meningococcal C	NeisVacC	1 dose given free to infants as part of the schedule at 12 months of age $95 for children under 12 months and over 2 years $95 for adults
Hepatitis A Over 15 years	Havrix	2 doses for adults (6 months apart) $85 per dose
Hepatitis A & B combined Over 15 years	Twinrix	3 doses for adults with a month between 1st and 2nd doses, and 5 months between 2nd and 3rd doses. $95 per dose
Chickenpox	Varilrix	1 dose for infants 12 months and over 2 doses (2 months apart), for children 14 years and over, and adults. Free to children 18 months of age on immunisation schedule Free to year 7 students $85 per dose
Human Papillomavirus	Gardisil	3 doses required to be given at 0, 2 and 6 months. Free to all girls in year 7 $165 per dose
Influenza	Influenza	$25 per dose (Persons attending Council monthly sessions) Corporate Sessions available (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) $45 per dose (Recommended for Health Care Workers, Pre Pregnancy, Adults working with children, and any adult who wants to have it) Available free to parents of newborn infants.
Pneumococcal	Prevenar 13	Free as part of the immunisation schedule for infants up to 2 years of age $153 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 public immunisations in various locations with no appointment necessary. The locations and times for all immunisation sessions for 2011 are detailed in the 2012 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.