Immunisation
Please note: This information is currently under review. If you have any questions please contact the Public Health Unit on 1300 017 190
The Immunisation team’s activities include:
- Monitoring vaccination coverage and vaccine safety
- Providing expert clinical advice to vaccine service providers about immunisation and vaccine issues
- Immunisation data management
- Coordination of the School Immunisation Program
Queensland Immunisation
- Queensland Immunisation Information
- Queensland Immunisation Schedule including links to the School Immunisation Program
- What’s your date to vaccinate?
- Queensland Immunisation Contacts and Resources
- Whooping cough vaccine program for pregnant women – Fact Sheet
- Rabies vaccine for protection against Rabies (overseas) and Australian Bat Lyssavirus
- QFever Register – Information about the disease, prevention and treatment including vaccination
- Recommended overseas travel vaccinations with links to WHO and SmartTraveller
Australian Immunisation Handbook and Immunise Australia Program
Spleen Registry
New Immunisation Proposed Programs for 2016
- No Jab, no Pay immunisation immunisation catch-up arrangements
- Proposed 2016 changes to immunisation requirements for:
- Child care benefit
- Child care rebate
- Family tax benefit Part A end of year supplement
- Immunise to 95 program in Queensland
- School Immunisation Program to include Year 7
- Introduction of DTPa at 18 months of age on to the National Immunisation Program schedule - TBA
- Herpes Zoster vaccine to be funded for 71-79 year olds (November 2016)
- ACIR to become Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) and record up to the age of 20 y.o extending to whole of life from the end of 2016.
Adverse Events following Immunisation
Vaccine and cold chain management
Data resources
Common side effects sheets for parents
Last updated: 9 April 2019
