Vaccination for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children are at increased risk of serious diseases and can get extra vaccines for free through the National Immunisation Program.
Birth: Hepatitis B, BCG – neonates living in high-TB incidence areas in NT, Qld and northern SA (funded by states and territories)
2 months: DTPa-hepB-IPV-Hib, 13vPCV, Rotavirus, MenB
4 months: DTPa-hepB-IPV-Hib, 13vPCV, Rotavirus, MenB
6 months: DTPa-hepB-IPV-Hib, 13vPCV – children living in NT, Qld, SA and WA
6 months to less than 5 years: influenza every year
12 months: MMR, MenACWY, MenB, 13vPCV
18 months: MMRV, DTPa, Hib, Hepatitis A – children living in NT, Qld, SA and WA
4–5 years: DTPa-IPV, 23vPPV – children living in NT, Qld, SA and WA (plus a 2nd dose of 23vPPV at least 5 years later), Hepatitis A – children living in NT, Qld, SA and WA
All these vaccines are funded under the National Immunisation Program unless otherwise noted.
See the Australian Immunisation Handbook for more details.
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Vaccination for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children
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Definitions
- BCG
- bacille Calmette-Guérin
- DTPa
- diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis vaccine
- IPV
- inactivated poliomyelitis vaccine
- 13vPCV
- 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
- WA
- Western Australia
- MMR
- measles-mumps-rubella
- MMRV
- measles-mumps-rubella-varicella
- 23vPPV
- 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine
Printed content may be out of date. For up to date information, always refer to the digital version: https://immunisationhandbook.health.gov.au/resources/publications/vaccination-for-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-children.