Immunisation, infections and infectious diseases

Age	Diseases	Brand name
Birth	Hepatitis B	HB Vaxil Paediatric
2 months	Diptheria, tetanus, pertussis, hepatitis B, poliomyelitis, Haemophilus influenzae type b, Pnuemococcal, Rotavirus	Infanrix hexa, Prevenar, RotaTeq
4 months	Diptheria, tetanus, pertussis, hepatitis B, poliomyelitis, Haemophilus influenzae type b, Pnuemococcal, Rotavirus	Infanrix hexa, Prevenar, RotaTeq
6 months	Diptheria, tetanus, pertussis, hepatitis B, poliomyelitis, Haemophilus influenzae type b, Pnuemococcal, Rotavirus	Infanrix hexa, Prevenar, RotaTeq
12 months	Measles/mumps/rubella, Haemophilus influenzae type b, Meningococcal C	Priorix, Hiberix, NeisVacC
18 months	Chickenpox	Varilix
4 years	Diptheria/tetanus/pertussis/poliomyelitis, Measles/mumps/rubella	Infanrix IPV, Priorix
Year 7 Secondary School	Hepatitis B, Chickenpox, Human papillomavirus (girls only)	HB Vaxll Adult, Varilix, Gardasil
Year 10 Secondary School	Diptheria/tetanus/pertussis	Boostrix
Non-immune women planning pregnancy or shortly after delivery	Measles/mumps/rubella	Priorix
50 years	Diptheria/tetanus	ADT Booster
From 50 years (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people)	Influenza, Pneumococcal	Influenza, Pneumovax 23
From 65 years	Influenza, Pneumococcal	Influenza, Pneumovax 23

To attend an immunisation, view the Immunisation Schedule for 2009 and visit the appropriate location at the date and time specified.

Information about infections and infectious diseases

• Victorian Government Health Information 
  • Find out about a range of health issues from The Department of Human Services, Victorian Government health information website.
• Australian Childhood Immunisation Register 
  • The Australian Childhood Immunisation Register (the Immunisation Register) is a national register administered by Medicare Australia that records details of vaccinations given to children under seven years of age who live in Australia.

Useful tools

• Health Fact Sheets 
  • Includes information about a range of health issues, ranging across a range of topics including food poisoning (e.g. listeria), arthritis and more.

Contact us

If you have any concerns about immunisation, or an infectious disease or infection, contact Council's Environmental Health Coordinator on 9599 4444.