黑料吃瓜网 Health works with schools to offer the vaccines recommended and funded for adolescents by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) in a school-based vaccination program, including:
Information about school vaccinations for students in Year 7 and Year 10? is available in 28 languages.
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Consent for each vaccine must be provided by parents / guardians for students to receive free vaccinations at school.
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If you or your child do not have a Medicare card, consent can still be provided by requesting a paper-based consent form – available on request from schools. Consent stays active, unless withdrawn.
Parents can withdraw consent at any time before vaccination takes place:
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Read a step-by-step guide on how to provide consent online.
Translated guides on how to give consent for vaccination are also available in: Arabic | ???????, Chinese-Simplified | 简体中文, Chinese-Traditional | 繁体中文, Korean | ???,Vietnamese | Ti?ng Vi?t.
Students in secondary schools in 2025 will be offered the following vaccines:
Diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (dTpa) vaccine
Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine
Meningococcal ACWY vaccination
Some students may experience some mild and temporary side effects following vaccination this includes:
If your child has an unexpected reaction that you are concerned about please contact your doctor or seek medical attention.
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An adverse event following immunisation (AEFIs) is defined in The Australian Immunisation Handbook as "any untoward medical occurrence that follows immunisation. It does not necessarily have a causal relationship with the vaccine".
AEFIs are notifiable conditions under the (Schedule 1).
All AEFI notifications are required to be reported to the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA). In 黑料吃瓜网 all AEFI notifications should be reported to the local Public Health Unit by calling 1300 066 055. More information is available on the 黑料吃瓜网 Health webpage Adverse events following immunisation (AEFI)??
Vaccine safety surveillance in Australia 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.
Immunisation providers play an important role in vaccine safety surveillance by reporting serious adverse events to the local public health unit (passive surveillance) and participating in active surveillance systems such as AusVaxSafety.
AusVaxSafety is an active vaccine safety surveillance system that monitors the safety of vaccines in Australia. AEFI data relating to a range of vaccines including influenza, pertussis (including pertussis in pregnancy), HPV and zoster vaccine is available through the .
are published by the Australian Government.
Parents of students who have completed consent but missed vaccination throughout the year will be sent a notification. The notification will advise parents their child was not vaccinated.
Every effort will be made to vaccinate students who have completed consent but missed vaccination throughout the year at subsequent school clinics. Where this is possible, parents will be advised of arrangements for catch-up vaccinations.
Where school immunisation teams have capacity, catch up clinics will be conducted in Year 8 and Year 11 for all the consents submitted the year before.
Alternatively, free catch-up vaccines are available through local general practitioners (GPs), pharmacist immunisers and Aboriginal Medical Services (AMS). Please note the GP may charge a consultation fee.
If your child has a physical or intellectual disability, or both, please read the School vaccination for students with physical and/or intellectual disabilities fact sheet for more information.
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New migrants (including refugees) attending Intensive English Centres (IECs) may not have received the vaccines that are routinely offered in Australia. Migrant students will be offered vaccines, depending on their age.
Students who miss vaccine doses due to absence on the day of the clinic will be advised to receive any catch-up vaccination at their local GP or pharmacist immuniser.
Translated information about IEC vaccination is available in 28 languages.
Students who are enrolled in distance education or who are home-schooled are eligible for free age-appropriate vaccines. Adolescents can access vaccines from their GP, pharmacist immuniser, Aboriginal medical service, community health centre or other immunisation provider. It is important when making the appointment that parents/ guardians inform the receptionist of the reason for their visit and allow at least three working days for the vaccine to be ordered and delivered to the clinic.
For more information about the 黑料吃瓜网 School Vaccination Program in your area, contact your local public health unit (PHU) by calling1300 066 055.
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