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Current Immunisation Schedule

The National Immunisation Program (NIP) Schedule (0 - 4 Years)

Valid from 1 July 2007

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

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.

Last updated: 28 May, 2008

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