Vaccination Coverage in NSW
Childhood vaccination recorded on ACIR | Neonatal Hepatitis B Vaccination | Adolescent Vaccination | Vaccination of Older Australians | Adverse Events Following ImmunisationChildhood vaccination recorded on ACIR
The Australian Childhood Immunisation Register (ACIR) is administered by Medicare Australia and records details of vaccinations given to children under 7 years of age who live in Australia.
Data on vaccination coverage is available from the ACIR website: click here.
Neonatal Hepatitis B Vaccination
In accordance with NSW Health Policy Directive PD2005_222 Hepatitis B Vaccination Policy:
- All pregnant women are to be offered screening for hepatitis B, surface antigen (HBsAg) and should be provided with verbal and written information about hepatitis B and the hepatitis B immunisation program.
- Neonates born to HBsAg positive mothers are to be offered, hepatitis B immunoglobulin (HBIG) within 12 hours of birth and a total of four doses of hepatitis B vaccine to be administered at birth, two, four and six months of age.
- All other neonates are to be offered a total of four doses of hepatitis B vaccine at birth, two, four and six months of age.
- The birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine is to be administered within 7 days of birth.
The yearly neonatal hepatitis B data presented here are subject to review and may underestimate the actual coverage due to delays in reporting from some maternity units.
Adolescent Vaccination
NSW Health offers the vaccines recommended by the National Health and Medical Research Council for adolescents in a school-based vaccination program.
In 2011, Year 7 students were offered the following vaccinations:
- hepatitis B vaccine in a 2 dose schedule, except where the individual had received a course of hepatitis B vaccine in childhood
- varicella (chickenpox) vaccine in a single dose schedule, except where the individual has acquired immunity through previous varicella infection
- diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (whooping cough) vaccine (dTpa) in a single dose schedule
- human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in a 3 dose schedule (girls only)
In 2011, Year 10 students were offered the following vaccination:
- diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (whooping cough) vaccine (dTpa) in a single dose schedule
Coverage rates for all vaccines offered to Year 7 and Year 10 students in the NSW school-based vaccination program in 2011 are shown here.
The rates presented here may underestimate the true vaccination coverage as they represent only those vaccinations received through the school program and do not include doses received from general practitioners or other immunisation providers.
Vaccination of Older Australians
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- Vaccinated against influenza in the last 12 months by age
- Vaccinated against influenza in the last 12 months by area health service
- Vaccinated against pneumococcal disease in the last 5 years by age
- Vaccinated against pneumococcal disease in the last 5 years by area health service
Adverse Events Following Immunisation
Surveillance of adverse events following immunisation (AEFI) aims to monitor vaccine and immunisation program safety and to detect population-specific, rare, late-onset or unexpected adverse events that may not be detected in pre-licensure vaccine trials.
Australia-wide annual reports on AEFI surveillance published by the Australian Government are available here.
AEFI in NSW are reported under "Adverse Events After Immunisation" in the subject index of the NSW Public Health Bulletin available here.
