An australian audit of vaccination status in children and adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease

BMC Gastroenterology

Table 1 Australian National Immunization Program (NIP) Schedule

Age	Australian Routine Schedule Vaccines by Antigen
Birth	Hepatitis B
2 months	Diphtheria
	Tetanus
	Pertussis (acellular)
	Polio
	Haemophilus Influenzae type b (Hib)
	Hepatitis B
	7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine* (7vPCV)
	Rotavirus^†
4 months	Diphtheria
	Tetanus
	Pertussis
	Polio
	Hib
	Hepatitis B
	7vPCV
	Rotavirus
6 months	Diphtheria
	Tetanus
	Pertussis
	Polio
	Hib
	Hepatitis B
	7vPCV
	Rotavirus
12 months	Measles
	Mumps
	Rubella
	Hib
	Meningococcal C
18 months	Varicella**
4 years	Diphtheria
	Tetanus
	Pertussis
	Polio
	Measles
	Mumps
	Rubella
12-13 Years	Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus (HPV^††) vaccine
	Varicella and Hepatitis B vaccine catch-up if required
15-16 years	Diphtheria
	Tetanus
	Pertussis (acellular) [dTap 'booster']

*pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) commenced January 2005 (catch-up for children born after January 2003)
^† Rotavirus vaccine program commenced June 2007
** Varicella vaccine on routine NIP schedule November 2005
^†† HPV vaccine on NIP schedule April 2007- females only, catch-up 12-26 year olds 2007-09

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