Immunisation program

Flu Vaccines

Flu vaccines are free for the following groups:

• All Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 6 months and older
• Pregnant women (during any stage of pregnancy)
• Infants 6 months to less than 5 years
• People with eligible medical conditions – see Health Tas website.
• All people aged 65 years and older

Other groups are recommended to check availability with their GP or pharmacy.

Meningococcal A, C, W & Y vaccine

Meningococcal ACWY vaccine (Nimenrix) is now funded under the National Immunisation Program (NIP) for children at 12 months of age and students in year 10. Additionally, all 15 to 19 year-olds who have not had this immunisation are eligible for the free vaccine which is available at council’s community clinics or by visiting your GP. 

Diphtheria, Tetanus and Pertussis (whooping cough) vaccines 

These are recommended and free through our community immunisation clinics for the following:

• Pregnant women
• All 12 to 13 year olds (grade 7)

The vaccine is also recommended for people who are at risk or are caring for a person who is at risk (e.g. newborn babies under 6 months of age). Vaccines for this group are available through your GP or pharmacy.

Shingles vaccine 

Shingles vaccines is free for over 65’s.

School immunisation programs are run free of charge for grade 7 and grade 10 students:

• Grade 7 (Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) and Diphtheria, Tetanus & Pertussis (dTpa)
• Grade 10 (Meningococcal ACWY)

At the beginning of each school year, information and online booking options, are distributed through schools. Parents are requested to review, consent and add their child to the online booking system.

If you have already submitted consent and your child is absent on the scheduled vaccination day, you will be notified via email.

Missed school vaccinations?

Free catch-up immunisations are available at approved pharmacies for individuals under 20 years of age. The HPV vaccine is also funded for people up to and including 25 years of age.

Please contact your local pharmacy beforehand to book a time and check stock availability and don’t forget to take your medicare card with your child’s details with you.

This is a great option for parents/guardians who may prefer to accompany their child during immunisation(s) or need to arrange catch-up vaccinations.

The vaccination for students at pharmacies is supplied free of charge.

More information on the immunisation program for adolescents is available on the Department of Health’s website.

We only hold records for immunisations that have been provided by us. To obtain records of immunisations given by other providers i.e. a doctor, contact them directly.

For all children born after 1996 up until the age of seven, immunisation records are available from the Australian Childhood Immunisation Register on 1800 653 809 or visit the Medicare website.

The Department of Health and Human Services retain some old records of immunisation administered at child health clinics and can be contacted on 1300 135 513.

School immunisation records  

School based immunisation records are held by each local government body. Contact the local government in the area where the school your child attends or attended to find out how to obtain the record.

We hold records of immunisation for the following schools:

To request an immunisation record, complete the form below.