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.