NSW pays for some vaccines on top of the national schedule. This page lists them, who qualifies, and what ran out in 2026. Your immunisation provider confirms eligibility.
Not listed? The national program covers most routine vaccines — see our child schedule and adult schedule.
Nirsevimab is free for babies up to 6 months who are not protected from birth by the pregnancy RSV vaccine, and up to 24 months for some children with a health condition.
It is part of the NSW RSV Prevention Program and is best given before leaving hospital. The pregnancy RSV vaccine (Abrysvo) and the RSV vaccine for older adults (Arexvy) are national program vaccines.
Free for people born in 1966 or later without two doses (or with an unclear history), for postnatal women who are not immune to rubella, and for babies aged 6 to 11 months travelling overseas.
Free for priority groups, including Aboriginal people, close contacts of people with hepatitis B, people with HIV or hepatitis C, and people who inject drugs.
Aboriginal people; household and sexual contacts of acute or chronic hepatitis B cases; immunosuppressed people; people with HIV or hepatitis C; men who have sex with men; people who inject drugs; sex workers; clients of sexual health clinics (at local health district discretion); adults on or heading for haemodialysis. Not free outside these groups, for healthcare students or for overseas travellers.
Free for sexually active gay and bisexual men, sex workers and their sexual partners.
Hepatitis A, rabies and Australian bat lyssavirus post-exposure treatment is free and arranged through the local Public Health Unit.
Japanese encephalitis vaccine for eligible people, and revaccination after a bone marrow transplant (aged 10 and over).
Eligibility for Japanese encephalitis vaccine is on the NSW Health JE vaccination page. See also our Japanese encephalitis guide.
NSW's list of additional free vaccines does not include MenB, so it is free only through the national program (Aboriginal children and children with certain medical conditions). For comparison, Queensland funds MenB for all infants and for teenagers 15 to under 20.
Free nasal spray flu vaccine (FluMist) for children aged 2 to 17: NSW Health reported that its state-funded supply was exhausted (as at 6 July 2026), though some GPs and Aboriginal medical services may still hold stock. Free injectable flu vaccine continues for people eligible under the national program — see our flu guide.
Only through the national program: for Aboriginal children and children with specified medical risk conditions. NSW's list of additional state-funded vaccines does not include MenB, so for other children it is a private purchase. Queensland does run a state MenB program.
Free national program vaccines are linked to Medicare eligibility. The National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance notes that state- and territory-funded nirsevimab does not require a Medicare number. Ask your immunisation provider about the others.
Queensland funds MenB for all infants and for teenagers 15 to under 20, and its nirsevimab program runs to 8 months of age. NSW's nirsevimab runs to 6 months, and MenB is free only through the national program. Both fund MMR for people born in 1966 or later who have not had two doses.
From a GP, community health centre, Aboriginal medical service or public sexual health service, depending on the vaccine. NSW pharmacist immunisers can give state-funded hepatitis B, MMR, Japanese encephalitis and hepatitis A post-exposure vaccine, and mpox vaccine at selected pharmacies.
Child immunisation schedule · Adult vaccination schedule · RSV vaccine guide · Queensland-funded vaccines · For clinicians
General information, not medical advice. Programs and dates can change; check NSW Health or ask your immunisation provider.