Immunisation

Immunisation (vaccination) protects children and adults against certain diseases.

Find out when your child should receive their vaccinations.

Learn about the Queensland School Immunisation Program and which vaccines are part of the schedule.

• Pregnant and breastfeeding women
• Medically at-risk groups
• Seniors
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

You may need to prove that your child’s immunisation status is up-to-date before they can enrol or attend an approved early childhood service.

Even though adults may have been immunised as children, booster doses may be required to maintain immunity from certain diseases (such as whooping cough). Vaccines can be administered by your doctor or through a free community immunisation clinic.

• Immunisation saves lives
• About immunisation (easy to read fact sheets)
• Accessing immunisation records
• Short videos about vaccinations in Queensland

Some jobs require you to have extra vaccines, either because you are exposed to certain diseases or because you may infect the people you are working with.

People travelling overseas may need extra immunisations, depending on the country they are visiting.

Certain immunisations are recorded on registers, however you should keep complete records of every immunisation that you or your child received. You can talk to your doctor about finding your adult immunisation history.