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Vaccines in Australia — start here

What’s free, specific vaccines, pregnancy, timing tools and clinician references — sorted for patients and clinicians.

Every vaccine page on AskMyGP in one place. Pick who you are to see the pages written for you. Each page lists its sources (the Australian Immunisation Handbook, ATAGI and the National Immunisation Program) and the date it was last checked.

What’s free for me?

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Free vaccine checker (adults)
Answer a few questions to see which NIP vaccines are free for you.
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Adult schedule by age
What’s free at every age, in one table.
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Child immunisation schedule
The NIP schedule from birth to adolescence.
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Is the flu vaccine free for me?
NIP flu eligibility and state programs.
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Free vaccines by state
Extra vaccines each state and territory funds.

Specific vaccines

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RSV vaccine
Older adults, pregnancy and babies.
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Do I need the RSV vaccine?
A short decision aid.
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Shingles (Shingrix)
Who gets it free and the 2-dose course.
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Pneumococcal (Capvaxive)
The adult pneumococcal vaccine from 1 July 2026.
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COVID-19 vaccine
Who is funded from 1 October 2026.
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Japanese encephalitis
State programs and the two vaccines.
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Q fever
Screening first, then a single dose.
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Dengue (Qdenga)
Who it is for in Australia.

Pregnancy and medical conditions

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Vaccines in pregnancy
Whooping cough, flu, RSV and COVID-19.
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Vaccines for medical conditions
What’s recommended and what’s free.

Timing tools

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Two vaccines together?
Co-administration checker.
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Vaccine interval calculator
Earliest date for the next vaccine.
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Is this vaccine live?
Live vs non-live, by name or brand.

For clinicians

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Which vaccines is my patient due for?
NIP tool with timing and intervals.
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GP vaccine dashboard
Patient profile → funded vaccines, AIR and billing notes.
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Catch-up vaccination
Catch-up principles and resources.
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Vaccines by medical risk condition
ATAGI recommendations and NIP funding.
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GP vaccine updates
What’s funded and what’s changing on the NIP.
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RSV — clinical reference
Products, indications, funding.
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COVID-19 — clinical reference
ATAGI 2026 advice.
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Adult pneumococcal — clinical
21vPCV Capvaxive.
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Pneumococcal eligibility checker
Funding by age and condition.
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Mpox (JYNNEOS) — clinical
ATAGI risk groups and dosing.
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Qdenga — clinical reference
ATAGI advice for Australians.
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State-funded vaccines compared
GP reference across states.
These pages give general information about vaccines and how the National Immunisation Program works. They are not medical advice. Your GP, pharmacist or immunisation provider can advise on what is right for you.

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