Immunisation Catch-up
Communicable Disease Control Directorate
A quick guide to immunisation catch up
recommendations for children living in
Western Australia with no previous
vaccination
Note: Always refer to the current Australian Immunisation
Handbook for complete advice on vaccines recommended
under the National Immunisation Program.
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Contents
Introduction
3
How to read the tables
4
Medical risk factors
4
Further information
4
Quick catch-up guide tables:
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3 to 11 months
5
12 to 23 months
6
2 to 7 years
7
8 years to 17 years
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The Western Australian (WA) Department of Health (D0H) would like to acknowledge and thank the Victorian D0H
for sharing their Quick Guide to Catch-up Immunisation document with the WA D0H Immunisation program.
Dr Paul Effler
Medical Coordinator
Prevention and Control Program
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Quick guide for catch-up immunisation for children with no
previous immunisation
Introduction
The quick guide for catch-up immunisation has been developed to assist immunisation
providers in Western Australia to create a catch-up immunisation schedule for children with no
previous documented vaccine history. Refer to WA immunisation schedule for Australian
born children catch up vaccination.
The most important requirement for assessment of vaccination status is written documentation
of vaccination.
When developing a catch-up schedule for children less than 7 years of age, it is important to
check if the child has a record on the Australian Childhood Immunisation Register
(ACIR). All catch-up vaccinations given to children less than 7 years must be entered into
ACIR.
When developing a catch-up schedule for vaccines normally administered in the year 8 schoolbased vaccination program, it is important to check the child’s record on the WA year 8 schoolbased vaccination database, and ensure that this database is updated as soon as possible
after the vaccine is given. Immunisation service providers (ISPs) who do not have access to
the WA year 8 school-based vaccination data-base should contact
year8vacc@health.wa.gov.au to obtain information for any queries relating to a student’s
vaccination history, In addition, ISPs should forward an updated vaccine administration form to
the WA DoH if anomalies are found or if a vaccine is administered, so that the database can be
updated.
The quick guide provides assistance with creating a catch-up schedule to complete a primary
course of vaccination. The number of vaccine doses required can differ depending on the age
of the child when they begin the vaccination series (e.g. Hib, and Prevenar13®).
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Quick guide for catch-up immunisation for people with no previous immunisations
How to read the tables
The tables are read as follows:
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Age at 1st visit - refers to the age of the person at presentation for the first series of catchup vaccines.
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Visit number - the 1st visit refers to the day the first vaccinations are given as a catch-up.
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Interval dose due - refers to the time interval required between the doses of vaccines. The
minimum spacing between doses is one month. Some vaccines require longer spacing
between catch-up doses.
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Antigens/vaccine brand - both the antigen and brand names have been used to identify
what vaccines are recommended at each age milestone for quick recognition.
Each age cohort recommends (where applicable) that the vaccine schedule point be continued
with the routine National Immunisation Program following completion of catch-up doses.
Combination vaccines such as Infanrix hexa and Menitorix (Men C catch up) can be used for
the primary course of catch-up immunisation in children less than 10 years of age.
If the recommended intervals between doses are exceeded there is no need to recommence
the schedule or give additional doses because the immune response is not impaired by such
delay.
Medical risk factors
Some children with medical risk factors may require extra doses of vaccine, i.e. doses in
addition to those recommended in the routine National Immunisation Program schedule.
Please see the current edition of the Australian Immunisation Handbook, ‘Groups with special
vaccination requirements’ for further information.
Further information
• Refer to current edition of the Australian Immunisation Handbook
• Vaccine orders should be placed via the on line ordering system
vaccineorders@health.wa.gov.au . at the website http://colors@csldirect.com.au , or
alternatively contact the Prevention and Control Program at 08 9388 4835
• Australian Childhood Immunisation Register on telephone 1800 653 809
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AGE: 3 TO 11 MONTHS
Antigens and vaccine brands
Age at
1st visit
3
months
Visit
number
1st visit
1st visit
2nd visit
4-6
months
3rd visit
4th visit
1st visit
7-9
months
2nd visit
3rd visit
1st visit
10-11
months
2nd visit
3rd visit
Interval
dose due
DTPa HepB
IPV Hib
Infranrix
hexa®
Rotavirus
13vPCV
Rotateq®
Prevenar®
MMR
Priorix®
or
MMR11

If <13
weeks of
Give


age
today
otherwise
no catchup
Continue vaccine schedule at 4 months of age
Give


today
1 month


after 1st
visit
1 month

after 2nd
visit
2 month

after 2nd
visit
Continue vaccine schedule at 12 months of age
Give


today

1 month
Due
at


after 1st
12
visit
months
2 month
of age

after 2nd
visit
Continue vaccine schedule at 12 months of age
Give


today

1 month
Due at
st


after 1
12
visit
months
2 month
of age

after 2nd
visit
Continue vaccine schedule at 18 months of age
MenC/Hib
MENITORIX®

Due at 12
months of
age

Due at 12
months of
age
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AGE: 12 TO 23 MONTHS
Antigens and vaccine brands
Age at
1st
visit
Visit
number
Interval
dose due
DTPa
HepB
IPV Hib
Infranrix
hexa®
1st visit
Give
today

2nd visit
12-13
months
3rd visit
4th visit
1 month
after 1st
visit
2 month
after 2nd
visit
1 month
after 3rd
visit
13vPCV
MMR
MenC/Hib
Prevenar®
Priorix®
MMR11
MENITORIX®



VZV
Varilrix
PriorixTetra
Hepatitis
A
Aboriginal
Children




Continue vaccine schedule at 18 months of age
1st visit
2nd visit
14-17
months
3rd visit
4th visit
Give
today
1 month
after 1st
visit
1 month
after 2nd
visit
1 month
after 3rd
visit







Continue vaccine schedule
1st visit
18-23
months
2
nd
visit
3rd visit
Give
today
1 month
after 1st
MMR
vaccine
4 month
after 2nd
visit


MMR or
MMR11
MMRV
Priorix
-Tetra
as 2nd
dose

Aboriginal
Children

PriorixTetra 


4th visit
Continue vaccine schedule at 4 years of age
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AGE: 2 TO 7 YEARS
Antigens and vaccine brands
Age at
1st visit
Visit
number
1st visit
2-3
years
2nd visit
3rd visit
Interval
dose
due
DTPa
IPV
Infranrix
hexa®
Give
today
1 month
after 1st
visit
2 month
after 2nd
visit
DTPa
Hep B
IPV Hib
Infranrix
hexa®
MMR
MenC/Hib
Priorix®
or MMR11
MENITORIX®




PriorixTetra
VZV
Varilrix
Pneumovax
23


Continue vaccine schedule at 4 years of age
1 visit
st
2nd visit
4-7
years
3rd visit
4th visit
Give
today
1 month
after 1st
visit
2 month
after 2nd
visit
6month
after 3rd
visit



PriorixTetra



Medically
at risk
children 4 5 years


Catch up vaccinations as appropriate for age
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AGE: 8 TO 17 YEARS
Age at 1st
visit
8-11 years
(Before
Year 8 in
school)
These doses
are state
funded
Visit
number
1st visit
2nd visit
3rd visit
Year 8 in
School
Age at 1st
visit
Visit
number
2nd visit
3rd visit
4th visit
These doses
are state
funded
IPOL
Give
today
1 month
after 1st
visit
2 months
after 2nd
visit


 dTpa1

 ADT


Priorix-Tetra
4 weeks

later
4 months
after 2nd dose
 ADT

Hepatitis B
Vaccines given as per routine school-based Year 7 immunisation protocol
1st visit
13-17 years
& no Year 8
school
vaccinations
Interval
dose due
Antigens and vaccine brands
dTpa/ADT
MMR
Priorix®or
Adacel
MMR11
Polio
5th visit
6th visit
Interval
dose due
Give
today
1 months
after 1st
visit
2 months
after 2nd
visit
1 month
after 3rd
visit
1 month
after 4th
visit
3 months
after 5th
visit
MMR
Priorix®
or
MMR11
Polio
dTpa/ADT
IPOL
Adacel

 dTpa


 ADT


 ADT
MenC
NeisVacC®
HPV
Females
Gardasil®
Hepatitis
B




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

This child should not receive dTpa booster later in the Year 8 school program because of increased likelihood of reactions.
This Hep B vaccine dose can be skipped if child is aged 11-15 years and receives the other two doses as the adult vaccine formulation; otherwise three
doses of the pediatric formulation should be given.
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