National Immunisation Program

Question 1

What’s given at
Birth

Answer 1

Hep B (“HBVaxII Paediatric or Engerix B Paediatric”)

Question 2

What’s given at
2mo

Answer 2

Diptheria, tetanus, pertussis, HBV, polio, Hib (“infanrix hexa”)
AND
Rotavirus (“rotarix”)
AND
Pneumococcal (“prevenar13”)
AND MAYBE Meningococcal B if ATSI (“bexsero”)

Question 3

What’s given at
4mo

Answer 3

Diptheria, tetanus, pertussis, HBV, polio, Hib (“infanrix hexa”)
AND
Rotavirus (“rotarix”)
AND
Pneumococcal (“prevenar 13”)
AND Meningococcal B if ATSI (“bexsero”)

Question 4

What’s given at
6mo

Answer 4

Diptheria, tetanus, pertussis, HBV, polio, Hib (“infanrix hexa”)
AND Pneumococcal if at risk (“prevenar13”)
AND Meningococcal B if ATSI or at risk (“bexsero”)
AND CONSIDER Influenza (ATSI or at risk)

Question 5

What’s given at
12mo

Answer 5

Meningococcal ACWY (“nimenrix”)
AND
Measles, mumps, rubella (“MMRII or priorix”)
AND
Pneumococcal (“prevenar13”)
AND Meningococcal B if ATSI (“bexsero”)
AND CONSIDER Influenza

Question 6

What’s given at
18mo

Answer 6

Hib (“actHIB”)
AND
Measles, mumps, rubella, varicella (“priorix tetra or proquad”)
AND
Diptheria, tetanus, pertussis (“infanrix or tripacel”
AND MAYBE Hep A if ATSI in some states (“vaqta paediatric”)
AND CONSIDER Influenza

Question 7

What’s given at
4yo

Answer 7

Diptheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio (“infanrix IPV or quadracel”
AND MAYBE Pneumococcal if at risk (“pneumovax23”)
AND MAYBE Hep A if ATSI in some states (“vaqta paediatric”)
AND CONSIDER Influenza

Question 8

What’s given at
12-13yo

Answer 8

HPV (“gardasil 9”)
AND
Diptheria, tetanus, pertussis (“boostrix”)

Question 9

What’s given at
14-16yo

Answer 9

Meningococcal ACWY (“nimenrix”)

Question 10

What’s given at
Non-indigenous 70+yo

Answer 10

Pneumococcal
(“Prevenar 13”) - single dose
AND
shingles “Zostavax”
AND influenza annually from 65yo

Question 11

What’s given at Indigenous 50+yo

Answer 11

Pneumococcal - “prevenar13” then pneumovax23 12 months later, and again at least 5 years later

Question 12

Schedule for
HBV

Answer 12

Birth
2mo
4mo
6mo

Question 13

Schedule for
Diptheria, tetanus, and pertussis

Answer 13

2mo
4mo
6mo
18mo
4yrs
12-13yrs
*sometimes alone, sometimes with others

Question 14

Schedule for
Polio

Answer 14

2mo
4mo
6mo
4yrs

Question 15

Schedule for
Hib

Answer 15

2mo
4mo
6mo
18mo

Question 16

Schedule for
Rotavirus

Answer 16

2mo
4mo

Question 17

Schedule for
Pneumococcal

Answer 17

2mo
4mo
(6mo if health conditions)
12mo
(4yrs if health conditions)
70+

Question 18

Schedule for
Men ACWY

Answer 18

12mo
14-16ys

Question 19

Schedule for
Measles, mumps, and rubella

Answer 19

12mo
18mo

Question 20

Schedule for
Varicella

Answer 20

18mo

Question 21

Schedule for
HPV
in non-indigenous kids

Answer 21

12-13 years

Question 22

What vaccine/s are given in pregnancy?

Answer 22

Pertussis (whooping cough; “boostrix or adacel”) - each pregnancy, ideally between 20-32/40
AND
Influenza +/- COVID