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• ATAGI decision-making process for developing clinical recommendations in the Australian Immunisation Handbook

  8 December 2022

  Publication

  Description of the steps in the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation’s (ATAGI) decision-making process that lead to the clinical recommendations in the Australian Immunisation Handbook.

  

• Avoiding shoulder injury related to vaccine administration

  30 May 2019

  Publication

  An infographic guide to assist immunisation providers to avoid shoulder injury related to vaccine administration.

  

• Catch-up vaccination for adolescents and adults

  9 June 2018

  Publication

  Guidelines on how to plan a catch-up schedule for adolescents and adults

  

• Catch-up vaccination for children <10 years old

  9 June 2018

  Publication

  Guidelines on how to plan a catch-up schedule for children <10 years of age

  

• Changes to the recommended use of BCG vaccine to prevent tuberculosis - August 2022

  27 September 2022

  Publication

  Outcomes from the public consultation on the revised BCG vaccine recommendations in the Australian Immunisation Handbook.

  

• Changes to the recommended use of Herpes zoster vaccine to prevent herpes infection

  6 December 2022

  Publication

  Outcomes from the public consultation on the revised herpes zoster vaccine recommendations in the Australian Immunisation Handbook

  

• Changes to the recommended use of meningococcal vaccine to prevent meningococcal infection

  6 December 2022

  Publication

  Outcomes from the public consultation on the revised meningococcal vaccine recommendations in the Australian Immunisation Handbook

  

• Figure. Anatomical markers used to identify the deltoid injection site

  2 May 2025

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  Figure showing the anatomical markers used to identify the deltoid injection site.

  

• Figure. Anatomical markers used to identify the vastus lateralis injection site on the anterolateral thigh

  12 June 2018

  Figure

  Figure showing the anatomical markers used to identify the vastus lateralis injection site on the anterolateral thigh.

  

• Figure. Anatomical markers used to identify the ventrogluteal injection site

  12 June 2018

  Figure

  Figure showing ventrogluteal injection site for an infant.

  

• Figure. Booster algorithm for people at ongoing risk of exposure to rabies virus or other lyssaviruses

  21 September 2021

  Figure

  A flowchart that helps to decide if people at ongoing occupational risk need booster doses of rabies vaccine.

  

• Figure. Flowchart to guide which infants should receive nirsevimab in their 1st RSV season

  17 January 2025

  Figure

  A flowchart that helps to decide which infants should receive nirsevimab in their 1st RSV season.

  

• Figure. Positioning a child <12 months of age in the cuddle position

  12 June 2018

  Figure

  Figure showing the vastus lateralis injection site of an infant on the anterolateral thigh in the cuddle position

  

• Figure. Positioning a child in the straddle position

  12 June 2018

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  Figure showing the deltoid muscle injection side of a child in the straddle position

  

• Figure. Positioning an older child in the cuddle position

  12 June 2018

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  Figure showing a child in the cuddle position to reveal the injection side in the child’s left deltoid muscle.

  

• Figure. Rabies post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP): bat exposures

  2 May 2025

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  This algorithm gives guidance on post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) after potential exposure to lyssaviruses from bats in Australia or overseas.

  

• Figure. Rabies post-exposure prophylaxis: terrestrial animal exposures

  2 May 2025

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  This algorithm gives guidance on post-exposure prophylaxis after potential exposure to lyssaviruses from a terrestrial animal in a rabies-enzootic area.

  

• Figure. Recommended technique for giving multiple vaccine injections into the anterolateral thigh in an infant <12 months of age

  12 June 2018

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  Figure showing recommended technique for giving multiple vaccine injections into the anterolateral thigh

  

• Figure. Subcutaneous injection into the deltoid area

  12 June 2018

  Figure

  The person giving the injection is holding the person’s shoulder with their left hand, and inserting the needle upwards into the deltoid, at a 45 degree angle to the arm.

  

• Figure. Vastus lateralis injection site on the anterolateral thigh

  12 June 2018

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  Figure showing the vastus lateralis injection site on an infant's anterolateral thigh

  

• Immunisation recommendations for people with certain medical risk conditions

  2 July 2025

  Publication

  High-level overview of vaccination recommendations for people with medical risk factors and the current funding status.

  

• Infographic. Vaccination for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children

  5 June 2020

  Publication

  Vaccination for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children under the National Immunisation Program

  

• Infographic. Vaccination for international travellers

  23 October 2023

  Publication

  Recommendations for vaccination for international travellers

  

• Infographic. Vaccination for migrants, refugees and people seeking asylum

  23 October 2023

  Publication

  Details for vaccination for migrants, refugees and people seeking asylum

  

• Infographic. Vaccination for people at occupational risk

  9 June 2018

  Publication

  Recommendations for vaccination for people at occupational risk