Age
At birth
Vaccine (all given as IMI except rotavirus and vericella)
 Hepatitis B
 Hepatitis B is one of several different hepatitis viruses that can cause liver infections and damage. Hepatitis B can be found in the body fluids of infected people and one many way it can spreads through is from mother to babies during childbirth. Hepatitis B is a vaccine preventable disease.
2 months  Hepatitis B
 Rotavirus (1.5 ml PO)
 Diphtheria, tetanus, and acellular pertusis (DTPa)
 Inactivated poliomyelitis
 Pnemococcal conjugate
(7vPCV)
 Hymophilus influenza type b
 Rotavirus is the most common cause of severe gastroenteritis in infants and young children, causing around half of all hospitalised cases of gastroenteritis in children less than 5 years of age. Children can be infected with a rotavirus several times during their lives. Rotavirus spreads by contact with infected faeces and probably through faecally contaminated food, water and respiratory droplets. Rotavirus is a vaccine preventable disease.
 Diphtheria is an acute illness caused by the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae. Toxins
(poisonous substances) produced by the bacteria affect the respiratory tract (lung and windpipe), nervous system, adrenal gland and heart muscle cells. Diphtheria is spread by droplets or direct contact with wounds and materials soiled by infected persons. Diphtheria is a vaccine preventable disease.
 Tetanus is caused by the bacterium Clostridium tetani. The bacteria can spread from the environment to open wounds where they can enter the blood stream. Tetanus is a vaccine preventable disease.
 Pertussis (whooping cough) is caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis. The disease is highly infectious and most serious in babies. Babies are at greatest risk of infection until they can have at least two doses of the vaccine (minimum 4 months old) as the mother’s antibodies do not provide reliable protection. It is spread through droplets in the air and it can develop from upper respiratory tract (nose, throat and windpipe) infections into pertussis pneumonia (lung infection). Immunisation against pertussis is achieved using combination vaccines.
 Poliomyelitis (polio) is an acute illness following gastrointestinal (stomach and gut) infection by one of the 3 types of polioviruses. The virus spreads between people through contact with infected faeces and throat secretions. Polio can cause meningitis (brain infection) and paralysis. Polio is a vaccine preventable disease
 Pneumococcal disease is caused by the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae. Some types of the

bacterium are commonly found in the upper respiratory tract (nose, throat and windpipe) of healthy people. The bacterium can spread between people through infected droplets in the air and by touching an infected person. Most pneumococcal infections are vaccine preventable.
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Influenza (flu) is caused by two types of viruses in humans (Influenza A and B). Influenza is spread between people through infected droplets in the air. Influenza is a vaccine preventable disease, but vaccines need to be given each year, because the viruses are always changing.
4 months  Hepatitis B
6 months
 Rotavirus (1.5 ml PO)
 Diphtheria, tetanus, and acellular pertusis (DTPa)
 Inactivated poliomyelitis
 Pnemococcal conjugate
(7vPCV)
 Hymophilus influenza type b
 Hepatitis B
12 months
 Diphtheria, tetanus, and acellular pertusis (DTPa)
 Inactivated poliomyelitis
 Pnemococcal conjugate
(7vPCV)
 Hymophilus influenza type b
 Haemophilus influaenzae type b
 Measles, mumps, rubella
(MMR)
 Meningococcal C (Men
CCV)
 Hepatitis A
 Measles is a highly infectious disease caused by the Morbillivirus. The virus is spread from

person to person through droplets in the air. Measles is a vaccine preventable disease.
 Rubella (German measles) is caused by the Rubivirus. The virus is spread from person to person through direct contact with respiratory droplets from an infected person and through droplets in the air. Rubella is a vaccine preventable disease and immunisation can reduce the number of babies born with abnormalities.
 Mumps is a salivary gland infection caused by the Rubulavirus. The mumps virus is passed through air droplets and contact with the saliva of an infected person. Mumps is a vaccine preventable disease.
 Meningococcal disease is caused by a number of different strains of the bacterium Neisseria
meningitidis. The bacterium is commonly found in the upper respiratory tract (nose, throat and windpipe) of people and is spread between people through infected droplets in the air.
In Australia, meningococcal infections by strain C are vaccine preventable in all age groups, including babies and young children.
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Hepatitis A is one of several different hepatitis viruses that can cause liver infections and damage. Hepatitis A spreads by contact with infected faeces. The virus survives well on hands and in food kept at room temperature for several hours. It can also spread through contaminated water in some countries. Hepatitis A is a vaccine preventable disease.
12-24 months  Conjugate pneumococcal
 Hepatitis A
 Varicella (0.5 ml SC)
 Varicella (chickenpox) is a highly contagious infection caused by the varicella-zoster virus, which is a member of the herpes group of viruses. It is usually a mild disease that lasts a short time in healthy children. However, it can be severe in adults and may cause serious and even fatal complications in people of any age. Varicella virus can reactivate many years after the initial infection and cause shingles (herpes zoster). Varicella is a vaccine preventable disease.
4 years  Measles, mumps, rubella
(MMR)
 Inactivated poliomyelitis
 Diphtheria, tetanus, and acellular pertusis (DTPa)
12 years Human papillomavirus
(HPV)
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the name for a group of viruses that cause skin warts, genital warts and some cancers. Many different types of HPV can affect different parts of the body. Some of these types can infect the genital area. Warts on other parts of the body, such as the hands, are caused by different HPV types. HPV infection caused by HPV types
6, 11, 16 and 18 is vaccine preventable. Types 16 and 18 are linked with cervical cancer.
Types 6 and 11 are associated with genital warts. Regular Pap smears are still essential because the HPV vaccine does not prevent all cervical cancers.

13 years
15 years
Varicella (0.5 ml SC)
 Adult diphtheria, tetanus and acellular prtusis
 Polysachharide pneumococcal
Note:
BCG for all indigenous neonates, neonates who will live in indigenous community, family history of leprosy, neonates of overseas born parents in the area of high TB prevalence and might go back to same place for extended visit.
 Indigenous only.
Female only. Require 3 doses given at 0, 2 and 6 months.
If no history of disease or vaccination.