Adult immunisation
Adult immunisation is covered in the Immunisation Handbook 2011.
Note: The following information is an extract from page 20 of the Immunisation Handbook 2011.
|
Vaccine |
Recommended and funded |
Recommended but not funded (may be available through hospitals) |
|---|---|---|
|
Td vaccine (tetanus and diphtheria) |
Individuals 45 and 65 years of age* |
dTap (dipheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis) instead of Td vaccine under certain circumstances |
|
Influenza |
Individuals 65 years of age and over, and those under 65 years who meet the chronically ill criteria |
Annual influenza vaccine |
|
MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) |
Any individual susceptible to any one of these three diseases |
|
|
Hepatitis B |
Household and sexual contacts of known hepatitis B carriers |
Hepatitis B vaccine for non immune / non vaccinated adults at risk |
|
Hib (haemophilus influenzae type b) |
Individuals pre- and post-splenectomy |
|
|
HPV (human papillomavirus) |
Females born from 1 January 1990 have until their 20th birthday to get immunised |
|
|
Meningococcal A, C, Y, W135 |
Individuals pre- and post-splenectomy |
Young adults in hostel accommodation, laboratory personnel routinely exposed to N. meningitides and some overseas travellers |
|
Pneumcoccal polysaccharide |
Individuals pre- and post-splenectomy |
Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine 65 years of age and over and those at risk (this includes immune competent persons at risk because of chronic illness, individuals with chronic CSF leaks and immune compromised individuals) |
|
Varicella (chicken pox) |
|
Varicella vaccine, if non immune |
* The administration charge for the Td booster is not funded although the vaccine is free.
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Page last updated: 24 November 2011
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