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Certain occupations are associated with an increased risk of some vaccine-preventable diseases. Also workers in some occupations may transmit potentially serious infections to susceptible or vulnerable people (such as children, the elderly and people with underlying illnesses).
The National Health and Medical Research Council recommends the following occupational vaccinations. If you are unsure which vaccines are recommended for you or have any questions, talk to your doctor or immunisation provider.
It is important that employers, in consultation with employees, develop and implement policies and practices to minimise the transmission of infectious diseases in their working environment.
| Occupation |
Recommended vaccinations |
| People who work with children (including child care and preschool staff, school teachers, outside school hours carers, youth services workers) |
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| Carers of people with intellectual disabilities |
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| Nursing home staff |
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| Healthcare workers |
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| Emergency and essential service workers (including police, emergency workers, armed forces personnel, correctional facility staff) |
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| People working with animals (including veterinarians, abattoir workers (excluding pig abattoirs), farmers, stockyard workers, shearers, animal transporters and others exposed to cattle, camel, sheep, goats and kangaroos or their products |
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| Workers who live with or make frequent visits to remote Indigenous communities in NT, QLD, SA and WA |
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| Workers in the outer Torres Strait Island for a month or more during the wet season |
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| Plumbers (including workers in regular contact with untreated sewage) |
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| Laboratory personnel |
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| Other workers exposed to human tissue, blood or body fluids |
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