Vaccination resources

​On this page​

1. General vaccination
2. Immunisation schedules
3. By patient
1. Pregnancy
2. Child
3. Childcare centres and preschools
4. High school
5. Adults and older adults
6. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
4. By disease
1. COVID-19
2. Human papillomavirus (HPV)
3. Influenza (flu)
4. Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV)
5. Mpox
6. Respiratory illness
7. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
8. Tuberculosis (TB)
9. Yellow fever
5. Data and statistics
6. Policy directives
7. Publications
8. Vaccination toolkits

General vaccination

• About Immunisation
• Australian Immunisation Handbook
• Catch-up Calculator
• Australian Immunisation Register (AIR)
• Following vaccination - what to expect and what to do
• Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing | Immunisation
• Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing | Immunisation resources
• National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance (NCIRS)
• NCIRS | Immunisation recommendations for people with risk factors for certain vaccine-preventable diseases
• Vaccination awareness resources

Immunisation schedules

Vaccines that are free under the National Immunisation Program.

• NSW Childhood Immunisation Schedule
• NSW Immunisation Schedule (children and adults)
• NSW Childhood Immunisation Schedule - Primary and Community Health

By patient

Pregnancy

• NCIRS | Vaccine recommendations for pregnant women - a visual guide for health professionals
• RANZCOG | Pre-pregnancy and pregnancy-related vaccinations
• Sharing Knowledge About Immunisation (SKAI) | Pregnancy and newborn vaccinations - includes information and tools to have helpful conversations about vaccination.
• Evidence review - Maternal immunisation in the third trimester of pregnancy
• NSW RSV Prevention Program
  • Evidence review - Maternal Immunisation against RSV during Pregnancy
  • RSV Immunisation for babies and children
  • RSV vaccination toolkit - includes digital screens, posters, and social media tiles
• Brochures, fact sheets and posters for patients in English and community languages:
  • Pregnancy vaccinations
  • Important vaccines for pregnancy (for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people)
  • RSV immunisation for babies and children

Child

• NCIRS | Recommended sites for childhood vaccination
• Routine Childhood Immunisation Toolkit
• Childhood vaccination campaign toolkit - includes posters, social media and digital assets.
• Posters
• NSW Childhood Immunisation Schedule
• NSW Childhood Immunisation Schedule for Primary and Community Health
• Check when your child's vaccination is due
• On-time vaccination protects your child
• Protect your child from diseases like polio and measles
• Fact sheets for parents in English and community languages
  • Hepatitis B vaccination for babies
  • Vaccinate on time

Childcare centres and preschools

• Immunisation Enrolment Toolkit - For Early Childhood Education and Care Services
• Vaccination of staff working in Early Childhood Services
• Brochure in English and community languages:
• Childcare and pre-school entry and immunisation

High school

• NSW School Vaccination Program
• Fact sheets for parents in English and community languages:
• Year 7 - NSW School Vaccination Program
• Year 10 - NSW School Vaccination Program
• Diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (whooping cough) (dTPA) vaccine
• Diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (dTpa) Vaccination - Intensive English Centres
• Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine - Parent information
• Measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine
• Polio vaccine
• Varicella (chickenpox)
• Providing consent for our child to receive a vaccination at school
• Withdrawal of consent for school vaccination
• School vaccination for students with physical and/or intellectual disabilities
• Vaccines for high school students - Easy Read
• Vaccines for high school students - Text only
• Managing school vaccine reactions
• Videos:
• Video: How to give consent online for school vaccination
• Video: School vaccination

Adults and older adults

• NSW Immunisation Schedule for all ages
• Vaccine administration record for adults
• Vaccinations in residential and aged care homes
• Adverse events following immunisation (AEFI)
• CESPHN Pharmacist immunisation - Video explainer series: Episode 2: Shingles vaccines
• Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing | Aged care provider conversation guide - Winter vaccinations are your best preparation
• Fact sheets for patients:
• Vaccination for young adults aged 17-25 years
• Adult vaccination in English and community languages

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

• Confirmation of Identity - Verification for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people form (RA010)
• NCIRS | Flu vaccine information sheet for Aboriginal communities
• Immunisation for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
• Important vaccines for pregnancy - brochure
• NSW Aboriginal Immunisation Health Worker Program
• NCIRS | Supporting conversations about vaccinations with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
• NCIRS | Talking about flu vaccination with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families

By disease

COVID-19

• COVID-19​
  
• NCIRS | COVID-19 vaccination resource

Human papillomavirus (HPV)

Human papillomavirus (HPV) fact sheet

Influenza (flu)

• Influenza Vaccination Program
• Eligibility for the influenza vaccine
• Influenza vaccine presentation and free vaccine eligibility
• 2026 NSW Intranasal Flu Vaccine Program
• Frequently asked questions
• Influenza vaccinations in residential care facilities
• Influenza Vaccination Provider Toolkit
• Influenza vaccine information
• Influenza vaccine supply and ordering
• Resources for influenza vaccination providers

Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV)

Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) vaccination

Mpox

Mpox vaccination

Respiratory illness

Respiratory illness resources

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)

• Clinical decision aid for nirsevimab (Beyfortus) in infants and children 7 months up to 24 months of age who remain at risk of severe RSV disease
• Clinical decision aid for nirsevimab (Beyfortus) in newborn infants up to 6 months
• Eligibility for Abrysvo and nirsevimab (Beyfortus)
• Maternal Immunisation against RSV during pregnancy
• RSV immunisation for babies and children
• RSV fact sheet
• RSV Prevention Program - Frequently asked questions for health professionals
• RSV Prevention Program - Information for health professionals
• RSV Prevention Program - Information to protect Aboriginal babies
• RSV vaccination toolkit
• RSV vaccines and immunisation products
• CESPHN Pharmacist immunisation - Video explainer series: Episode 1: RSV vaccines

Tuberculosis (TB)

TB / BCG vaccination

Yellow fever

• Yellow fever
• Update for yellow fever vaccination centres and providers
• Yellow fever vaccination centres and providers - frequently asked questions
• Yellow fever vaccination clinics

Data and statistics

• Vaccination coverage in NSW
• Childhood immunisation coverage - national data
• Immunisation in children in NSW 2008 - 2024 by age and Aboriginality
• Immunisation in adolescents (school-based program) in NSW - 2011 - 2024
• NSW Annual Immunisation Coverage Reports (2023 to 2010)
• Surveillance of adverse events following immunisation in NSW (200 to 2021)
• Vaccine safety in Australia
• Influenza statistics and surveillance

Policy directives

• Neonatal and Infant Hepatitis B Prevention and Vaccination Program
• Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination Against Specified Infectious Diseases

Publications

• Closing the vaccination coverage gap in New South Wales: the Aboriginal Immunisation Healthcare Worker Program
• Evaluation of the NSW influenza vaccination program for children aged 6 months to 5 years
• NSW Immunisation Strategy 2024-2028 -

Vaccination toolkits

• Embedding Immunisation into Routine Healthcare
• Routine Childhood Immunisation
• Immunisation Toolkit for Immunisation Providers
• Immunisation Enrolment Toolkit - For Early Childhood Education and Care Services
• Influenza Vaccination Provider Toolkit
• RSV vaccination toolkit
• Vaccination campaign toolkit
• Childhood vaccination campaign toolkit