This tool provides general information based on Australian Immunisation Handbook guidance. Individual circumstances vary — always check with your GP or vaccination provider before attending for vaccination.
This shows general guidance from the Australian Immunisation Handbook — not advice for your situation. Whether two vaccines are given together depends on your age, health and history, so your GP or immunisation provider makes the final call.
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ℹ️ General co-administration principles
Most inactivated vaccines can be given at the same visit as other vaccines. Use different injection sites.
Live vaccines (MMR, varicella) should be given at the same visit or separated by at least 4 weeks. If given on different days within 4 weeks, immune response may be reduced.
Two adjuvanted vaccines (e.g. Shingrix + Fluad Quad) — technically co-administrable, but preferred to separate by a few days due to limited co-administration data.
Common questions about getting more than one vaccine
General information based on the Australian Immunisation Handbook and the NCIRS adult co-administration guide (March 2025). This is not advice for your individual situation — confirm with your GP or immunisation provider.
Can I have the flu, COVID-19 and RSV vaccines on the same day?
Yes. Flu, COVID-19 and RSV vaccines can all be given at the same visit. They are given as separate injections in different sites (at least 2.5 cm apart, or different arms/legs). Giving them together does not reduce how well they work. This is the standard "winter check-up" approach for older adults.
How many vaccines can be given at the same visit?
There is no fixed maximum. The Handbook states that healthy people can generally receive inactivated vaccines at the same time as any other vaccine registered in Australia. When several injections are needed at one visit, providers space the sites by at least 2.5 cm and may use both arms (and thighs for children). The practical limit is comfort and the number of available injection sites, not an immunological rule.
How long do I need to wait between vaccinations?
For most (inactivated) vaccines, no waiting period is needed — they can be given before, after, or at the same time as other vaccines. The main exception is two live vaccines (for example MMR and varicella/chickenpox): if not given on the same day, they should be separated by at least 4 weeks. Flu, COVID-19, RSV, shingles (Shingrix), pneumococcal, hepatitis A and B, tetanus and most travel vaccines are inactivated, so no minimum gap applies.
How long after an MMR vaccine can I have another vaccine?
MMR is a live vaccine. You can have an inactivated vaccine (flu, COVID-19, hepatitis, tetanus, etc.) at any time before, after or with MMR — no gap needed. But if you need another live vaccine (such as varicella/chickenpox or yellow fever) and it wasn't given on the same day as MMR, you should wait at least 4 weeks. Giving two live vaccines a few days apart can reduce how well the second one works.
Can I have hepatitis A and shingles vaccines at the same time?
Yes. Hepatitis A and shingles (Shingrix) are both inactivated vaccines and can be given at the same visit in different injection sites. Shingrix is adjuvanted and can cause a sore arm and short-lived flu-like symptoms, so some people prefer to use separate arms.
Can I have whooping cough (and tetanus) with shingles or hepatitis vaccines?
Yes. Whooping cough is given as a combined tetanus-diphtheria-pertussis booster (dTpa), which is inactivated, as are shingles and hepatitis A/B vaccines. These can be given together at one visit using separate sites, or on any other day — no minimum interval is required between inactivated vaccines.
Can I have a flu vaccine a few days before MMR or another vaccine?
Yes. Flu vaccine is inactivated, so it can be given any number of days before or after MMR (or any other vaccine), or at the same visit. There is no need to space flu vaccine apart from other vaccines. The 4-week spacing rule only applies between two live vaccines given on different days.
Can influenza and typhoid vaccines be co-administered?
Yes. Injectable typhoid vaccine is inactivated and can be given with the flu vaccine at the same visit. (The oral typhoid vaccine is a live vaccine taken as capsules over several days — it does not need to be spaced from injected vaccines, but follow the dosing instructions.) Travel vaccines are commonly given together to reduce the number of visits.
There is no funded "rhinovirus" (common cold) vaccine available in Australia — none is currently registered for general use.
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