Types of immunisation

• 6 to 8 weeks: Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis (whooping cough), Polio, Haemophilus Influenzae Type B, Hepatitis B, Pneumococcal and Rotavirus
• 4 months: Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis (whooping cough), Polio, Haemophilus Influenzae Type B, Hepatitis B, Pneumococcal and Rotavirus
• 6 months: Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis (whooping cough), Polio, Haemophilus Influenzae Type B, Hepatitis B, Pneumococcal and Rotavirus
• 12 months: Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Meningococcal ACWY and Pneumococcal
• 18 months: Measles, Mumps, Rubella, varicella (chickenpox), Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis (whooping cough), Haemophilus Influenzae Type B
• 4 years: Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis (whooping cough), Polio

Council offers free vaccinations to students at secondary school. To find out more about secondary school-based immunisation programs, visit the Better Health website.

• Year 7 – Secondary school program: Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and Diphtheria, Tetanus and Pertussis (whooping cough)
• Year 10 – Secondary school program: Meningococcal ACWY

If your child misses a scheduled vaccination at school, you can attend a Council immunisation session.

Flu vaccines are available at our immunisation sessions from mid-April.

The vaccine is free for:

• People aged six months to less than five years
• People aged 65 years or older
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged six months and older
• Pregnant women
• People with certain medical conditions such as:
  
  • cardiac disease
  • chronic respiratory condition
  • immunocompromising condition
  • haematological disorder
  • chronic metabolic disorder
  • chronic kidney disease
  • chronic neurological condition
  • long-term aspirin therapy in children aged 5 to 10 years.

Children under nine years receiving their influenza vaccination for the first time require two doses of vaccine, spaced by a minimum of one month.