IMMUNISATIONS
IMMUNISATIONS
All child immunisation consultations are bulk billed and free for Medicare card holders.
Please see the following commonly requested immunisation schedules:
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For young children in NSW.
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High School students in NSW
For travel immunisations, please refer to the “Travel Medicine” tab.
Please click the link below to access the NSW Immunisation schedule as of March 2020:
Alternatively the following link has access to information on the school based immunisation program:
School Immunisation Program
Child and School- Based Immunisations are subject to change, please check the NSW Government Health Website for up to date schedules and further information regarding immunisations.
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Free vaccine is only available to students who have a signed consent form and who commence the vaccine course while they’re in Year 7 or (as described in the table above) Year 9.
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Students who miss vaccine doses due to absence on the day of the nurses’ visit will be offered catch-up vaccination at subsequent school clinics. Where this is not possible, parents will be advised that free catch-up vaccination is available at their local GP during the school year only.
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Parents who choose to wait for their child to be older before consenting to vaccination will be required to pay for the vaccines privately.
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Parents can withdraw consent at any time before vaccination takes place. The process for withdrawing consent is described here.
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Click here for coverage rates for all vaccines offered to students in high schools.
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Information about the vaccinations is available in 21 community languages.