West Australian Vaccination Schedule – Consumer
1st February 2009
Annual Influenza vaccine for children aged
6 months to < 5 years
Age |
Vaccine |
Disease Prevented |
Birth |
Hep B |
Hepatitis B |
2 months |
7vPCV ORV 1 DTPa-IPV-HepB-Hib |
Pneumococcal Rotavirus Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, Poliomyelitis, Hepatitis B and Haemophilus Influenza type b |
4 months |
7vPCV ORV 1 DTPa-IPV-HepB-Hib |
Pneumococcal Rotavirus Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, Poliomyelitis, Hepatitis B and Haemophilus Influenza type b |
6 months |
7vPCV DTPa-IPV-HepB-Hib |
Pneumococcal Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, Poliomyelitis, Hepatitis B and Haemophilus Influenza type b |
6 months to <5years |
Flu (annual)2 |
Influenza |
12 months |
MMR Hib MenCCV |
Measles, Mumps, Rubella Haemophilus Influenza type b Meningococcal C |
Special Populations a. Aboriginal children b. Medically at risk children |
Hep A 7vPCV |
Hepatitis A Pneumococcal |
18 months |
VZV |
Varicella (chickenpox) |
Special Populations Aboriginal children |
HepA 23vPPV |
Hepatitis A Pneumococcal |
4 years |
MMR DTPa-IPV |
Measles, Mumps, Rubella Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, Poliomyelitis |
Special Populations Medically at risk children |
23vPPV3 |
Pneumococcal |
School Year 7 |
Hep B (two doses – 4 to 6 months apart) dTpa VZV |
Hepatitis B
Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis Varicella (chickenpox) |
Special Populations Females only |
HPV4 |
Human Papilloma Virus |
Adults 15-49 yrs Aboriginal with medically risk OR ≥50 years Aboriginal OR Non-Aboriginal ≥ 65 years |
23vPPV (two doses – 5 or more years apart)
Flu (annual) |
Pneumococcal
Influenza |
Special Populations Females 12-26 Years |
HPV4 |
Human Papilloma Virus |
1 Rotavirus vaccine (Rotarix-ORV): The Rotarix vaccine is for ORAL use. Two dose course, first dose between 6 and 14 weeks of age, second dose between 10 and 24 weeks of age. Minimum interval of 4 weeks. Late or catch up doses are not to be given.
2 Influenza vaccine for children: Children who have had 1 or no doses of influenza vaccine ever in their lives should receive 2 doses of vaccine given at least 1 month apart. Children who have had 2 or more doses of Influenza vaccine at any time in their lives prior to the current year, require only 1 dose of vaccine annually.
3Additional Pneumococcal vaccine for medical at risk children: A 4th dose of 7vPCV at 12 months of age, and a booster dose of 23vPPV at 4 years of age.
4 Gardasil 12-26 years females HPV catch up completion date December 2009: When possible the 3 doses of HPV should be given as per the recommended schedule of 0, 2 and 6 months. First dose needs to be given prior to 30 June. If an accelerated schedule is unavoidable, the second dose should be given at least 1 month after the first dose and 3 months after the second dose.
IPV (IPOL) for special population groups, e.g. refugee catch-up immunisations: IPOL can be given to persons needing immunity to polio for whom combination vaccines that contain polio antigens are not indicated. Note: IPOL is not funded as a travel vaccine.
Groups with special vaccination requirements, e.g. medically at risk: Refer to the 9th edition Immunisation Handbook pages 75 – 102 for the vaccination guidelines
* Needle
# Oral vaccine
