Immunisation guide update
April 2, 2013
HEALTH minister Tanya Plibersek
has officially launched the
tenth edition of the Australian
Immunisation Handbook, which
introduces several new vaccines to
the immunisation schedule.
These include the new combined
MMRV (mumps, measles, rubella
and varicella) vaccine which means
that from 01 Jul Australian children
will need only one needle at 18
months to be “fully protected
from measles, mumps, rubella and
chicken pox”.
The new MMRV combination
replaces the existing MMR vaccine
currently given to four year olds,
and the varicella vaccine for
chickenbox given to 18 month olds.
No script is required for the
MMRV vaccine, which will be
available via appointment with
doctors or immunisation clinics.
Also new on the schedule
are extending the Human
Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine to
boys, as well as a replacement
pneumococcal vaccine.
See the handbook website at
www.immunise.health.gov.au.
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