Vaccinations
Vaccination is one of the most effective ways to protect yourself and your community from serious diseases. When you receive a vaccine, your body builds immunity to that disease through a process called immunisation.
Why Vaccination Matters?
Protection for everyone: Vaccines protect not only you but also help create community immunity, safeguarding those who cannot be vaccinated due to medical conditions.
Preventing serious illness: Without vaccination, vaccine-preventable diseases can cause severe complications, permanent disability, or death.
Vulnerable groups at higher risk:
- Children under 5 years
- Pregnant women
- People with chronic medical conditions
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
- Adults over 65 years
- People with compromised immune systems
Today’s vaccines protect against more than 20 life-threatening diseases, helping people of all ages live longer, healthier lives. From childhood diseases like measles and whooping cough to adult conditions like shingles and pneumonia, vaccination provides crucial protection throughout your lifetime.
Our qualified practice nurses provide expert vaccination services in a safe, comfortable environment.
Services available:
- Routine childhood and adolescent vaccinations
- Adult immunisations (flu, pneumonia, shingles)
- Travel vaccinations (after GP consultation)
- Catch-up vaccinations for missed doses
- Workplace vaccination programs
The AIR is Australia’s national vaccination record system, tracking vaccines given to people of all ages across the country.
The register includes:
- All vaccines funded under the National Immunisation Program (NIP)
- School-based vaccines provided through state and territory programs
- Most privately funded vaccines, including flu shots and travel vaccinations
For Children Under 14 Years
Fastest method: Use your Medicare online account
- Access through the myGov website, or
- Download the Express Plus Medicare app
Convenient sharing: Email your child’s immunisation statement directly to their childcare centre, preschool, or school.
For People 14 Years and Older
Due to privacy legislation, anyone aged 14 or older must access their own immunisation records.
How to access:
- Log into your myGov account
- Use the Medicare online portal
- Download the Express Plus Medicare app
This schedule details the recommended vaccines and schedule points for different age groups and audiences under the National Immunisation Program from 1 July 2024.
Frequently Asked Questions
Should I give my child paracetamol before their vaccination?
If your child is having Bexero at 6 weeks, 4 months or 12 months they should have paracetamol 30 minutes before. This reduces their chance of getting a very high fever from the immune response stimulated by the vaccination.
For other routine vaccinations paracetamol does not need to be given before the vaccination. Babies and children can have paracetamol if they have fever after the vaccination.
