How to book in Australia
Book with your GP, a council immunisation clinic, an Aboriginal Medical Service, or a participating pharmacy. NIP vaccines are free. Your child's history is recorded on the Australian Immunisation Register (check it via myGov / Medicare).
healthdirect - find a serviceTap any milestone to expand it. Each vaccine explains what it is, the diseases it prevents, and why it is given at that age.
Given in addition to the routine schedule, for children who meet certain criteria.
When: 6, 12 and 18 months and 4 years
Who: Additional pneumococcal and hepatitis A doses, and in some states a meningococcal B course, funded for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.
When: 6 weeks, 4 months, 12 months
Who: Funded for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and children with certain medical conditions; available privately for others.
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About the Australia schedule
Australia's National Immunisation Program (NIP) provides childhood vaccines free of charge. The schedule is set by the Department of Health and Aged Care on the advice of the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI).
Babies are vaccinated at birth, then at 2, 4, 6, 12 and 18 months, with a booster at 4 years and a school-based program in early high school. Keeping to the schedule is linked to the Family Tax Benefit and to child care enrolment under 'No Jab, No Play' rules in several states.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, and children with certain medical conditions, are offered extra vaccines. Enter your child's date of birth below for a personalised timeline.
Reading the timeline
Ages such as "8 weeks" or "12 months" are the recommended target ages. In practice, appointments can fall a little before or after, and being a few weeks late is common and easily caught up - contact your local service rather than waiting for the next scheduled set. Where a vaccine needs several doses, each one builds on the last; the immune protection is only complete once the full course (including any booster) is given.
If your child is behind
Almost every dose still counts no matter how much time has passed, and there is a catch-up route for children who have missed vaccines or who have moved from another country. Bring whatever record you have to a GP or clinic and they will work out the shortest path back onto the schedule.
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