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immunising your baby - coles baby clubImmunisations are one of the most successful health interventions ever implemented. We are fortunate in Australia to have one of the best immunisation programs in the world. Australian children can be protected against 12 potentially life-threatening diseases. Many of the diseases we immunise against are still prevalent in our community and result in a number of deaths and complications every year. The vaccines that we use are highly effective and in most children will cause no, or only very mild, side effects. To reduce the number of needles, a number of vaccines can be combined. 
It can be quite an anxious time taking your child to receive their immunisations, not only because of the needles, but also because there is some misinformation about immunisation in the community. It is important that parents are well informed about every aspect of their child’s health and that they feel comfortable about having their children immunised. It is therefore important if you do have questions or concerns about immunisations that you don’t just avoid them but speak to someone. Your maternal and child health nurse or GP are great people to start with and will be able to answer most of your questions. The Australian childhood immunisation schedule
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This is the schedule used in Victoria. There may be slight variations from state to state depending on the exact combination vaccines used. Always check with your nurse or doctor about the most up-to-date schedule, or check the Australian government web site. * Polio vaccine can be given in oral or injectable form. It is currently given in oral form, but from 1 November 2005 it will be given in injectable form, as part of a combination vaccine. † Will be part of the funded schedule from 1 November 2005. Coles is committed to protecting your privacy. Click here for more info. |
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