NSW Immunisation Program
Parents/General information | GPs/Immunisation Providers | Order Forms | Other linksThe NSW Immunisation Program provides the community of NSW with protection against vaccine preventable diseases through initiatives targeting infants, children, adolescents, healthcare workers and older people. The Program involves coordinated efforts by the NSW Ministry of Health, health services, general practice, local government, educational authorities and Aboriginal Controlled Community Health Organisations. The Program is undertaken in accordance with the requirements of the National Immunisation Program, through which the Australian Government provides funds to NSW for the purchase of vaccines, and is strongly aligned with the priorities of the NSW State Plan and State Health Plan.
Pneumovax 23 - Recommendation about revaccination
The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) has made the following recommendations about Pneumovax 23:
- a dose of Pneumovax 23 should be given to all adults at 65 years of age
- a second dose (a single revaccination) of Pneumovax 23 is no longer recommended for non-Indigenous adults aged 65 years and over without conditions that predispose them to an increased risk of invasive pneumococcal disease
- a second dose continues to be recommended for those with any of these predisposing conditions
- recommendations for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged <65 years of age are unchanged from the Australian Immunisation Handbook (9th edition).
The ATAGI Statement is available here and advice from the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) is available here.
Whooping cough
Please click here for important information on protecting children from whooping cough.
Prevenar vaccination for children
Please click here for information about Prevenar vaccination for children.
Rotavirus Vaccination
The Australian Government has released information on rotavirus vaccine and intussusception available here.
