Victorian government funded vaccinations

• Infants, children, adolescents, adults and special risks groups are eligible to receive some vaccines for free under the National Immunisation Program (NIP). The Victorian government also funds the provision of some vaccines that are not included on the NIP.

Vaccines are given at certain ages, or for people in certain at-risk groups, or for catch-up according to the schedule and eligibility criteria.

Immunisation for special-risk groups include:

- Vulnerable people with socioeconomic disadvantage

- Children and adolescents in out-of-home care

- Medically at-risk people

- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

- Refugees and Asylum Seekers

- Age, lifestyle and occupation 

Seasonal Influenza Vaccine

- Special risk groups are eligible to receive the seasonal influenza vaccine for free under the  National Immunisation Program (NIP).

- Victoria funds free seasonal influenza vaccine for all infants and children from six months to under five years of age.

- Age-specific, high-immunogenicity influenza vaccine for all infants and children from six months to under five years of age.

* Always check with your provider that your prescribed vaccines are appropriate for your age; and make sure your health provider reports all vaccinations, including influenza vaccines, to the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) 

GOVERNMENT FUNDED VACCINATIONS

VACCINE	AGE GROUP/CATEGORY	NUMBER OF DOSES	COURSE	Funding Period	Free for :
GARDASIL 9	GIRLS AND BOYS (Under 15yrs of age)	2 DOSES	0, 6MTHS	Ongoing	Falls under free catch up for everyone under 20 years
GARDASIL 9	GIRLS AND BOYS (15yrs to 18yrs of age inclusive)	3 DOSES	0, 2MTHS, 6MTHS	ongoing	Falls under free catch up for everyone under 20 years
NIMENRIX	15yrs- 19yrs of age inclusive	1 DOSE		ongoing	Falls under free catch up for everyone under 20 years
BOOSTRIX	13yrs to 19yrs inclusive	1 DOSE		ongoing	Falls under free catch up for everyone  under 20 years
BOOSTRIX	Pregnant women (from 20 weeks gestation up to 6mths after birth of child)	1 DOSE		ongoing	Medicare Non-medicare (federal funded)
BOOSTRIX	Partner of women in 3rd trimester (if not received in the last 10yrs)	1 DOSE		ongoing	Free fpr Medicare only
MMR	Women planning pregnancy or after delivery	GP advised based on serology		ongoing	Medicare Non-medicare
MMR	People born during or since 1966	1 or 2 DOSES (depending on serology or documented dose)	0, 1MTH	ongoing	Medicare Non-medicare
INFLUENZA	Pregnant women (any time of pregnancy)	1 DOSE		ongoing	Medicare Non-medicare
INFLUENZA	Partner of women in pregnancy	1 DOSE		ongoing	Not funded for anyone in this category
INFLUENZA (FLUQUADRI/JUNIOR)	Children 6mths to less than 5yrs of age	1 DOSE annually (2 doses for 1styear getting vaccine)	0, 1MTH	ongoing	Free for all people in this category
INFLUENZA (FLUAD)	Adults 65yrs and over	1 DOSE annually		ongoing	Free for all people in this category
INFLUENZA	All people 6mths of age and over with certain medical conditions (eg/severe asthma; lung or heart disease; low immunity; diabetes)	1 DOSE annually		ongoing	Free for all people in this category
PNEUMOVAX 23	Adults 65yrs and over	1 DOSE (see handbook for patients at risk)		ongoing	Medicare only
PNEUMOVAX 23	Respiratory illness under 65yrs of age				Not funded
ZOSTAVAX	70yrs 71yrs to 79yrs of age	1 DOSE		Ongoing Until 31stDec 2021	Medicare only
GARDASIL 4	MSM (up to 26yrs of age)	3 DOSES	0, 2MTHS, 6MTHS	31stOctober 2019	Medicare Non-medicare
Hepatitis A	MSM rough sleepers; injected drugs in last 12mths; adult prisoners	2 DOSES 2 DOSES	0, 6MTHS 0, 6MTHS	30th June 2019	Medicare Non-medicare
Hepatitis B	MSM	3 DOSES	0, 1MTHS, 6MTHS	ongoing	Medicare Non-medicare
Hepatitis B	People who have arrived in Australia in the last 10 years from the following: CHINA  PHILIPPINES  MALAYSIA  VIETNAM  AFGANISTAN  THAILAND  SOUTH KOREA  MYANMAR  INDONESIA  SINGAPORE  HONG KONG  TAIWAN  CAMBODIA	3 DOSES	0, 1MTHS, 6MTHS	ongoing until further notice	Medicare Non-medicare
Hepatitis B	Household contact /sexual partner of Hep B person	3 DOSES	0, 1MTHS, 6MTHS	ongoing	Medicare Non-medicare
Hepatitis B	People who inject drugs, or with Hepatitis C, or with HIV Prisoners	3 DOSES	0, 1MTHS, 6MTHS	ongoing	Medicare Non-medicare
RABIES	Volunteer handles of bats in Victoria for primary course Post exposure prophylaxis	Please see practice nurse Please see practice nurse			Medicare