GENERAL PRACTICE

Adult Vaccinations

For adults, it is as important as for children to stay up to date with immunisation calendar in order to avoid falling sick of diseases that are easily preventable.
Adolescent schedule (10 to 15 years, school programs):
Gardasil®9 Injections for HPV (human papillomavirus) (2 doses) Boostrix® A combined injection for diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough)
15-49 years – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with medical risk factors:
Pneumovax 23® An injection for pneumococcal pneumonia
50 years and over – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
Pneumovax 23® An injection for pneumococcal pneumonia
65 years and over
Pneumovax 23® An injection for pneumococcal pneumonia A single dose is available for adults aged 65 years and over.
70-79 years
Zostavax® An injection for shingles (herpes zoster) A single dose is available for 70 year olds. Until 31 October 2021, a single catch-up dose is also available for adults aged 71 to 79 years.
Pregnancy Vaccinations
Adacel® – Boostrix® An injection for pertussis (whooping cough) FluQuadri OR Fluarix Tetra An injection for influenza (flu)