Diphtheria | - vaccination of children and adults as per the National Immunisation Program (NIP) or as approved by the Victorian Chief Health Officer (CHO)
- vaccination of children and adults as per the catch-up vaccination and other variations to the schedule recommendations in the Australian Immunisation Handbook current at the time of administration
| - vaccination for travel purposes1
- vaccination of contacts in the event of a case of diphtheria, unless directed by the department2
- vaccination with diphtheria antitoxin3
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Haemophilus influenzae type b | - vaccination of children as per the NIP or as approved by the Victorian CHO
- vaccination of children and adults as per the catch-up vaccination and other variations to the schedule recommendations in the Australian Immunisation Handbook current at the time of administration
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Hepatitis A | - vaccination of children and adults as per the recommendations in the Australian Immunisation Handbook current at the time of administration or as approved by the Victorian CHO
- vaccination of children and adults as per the catch-up vaccination and other variations to the schedule recommendations in the Australian Immunisation Handbook current at the time of administration
| - vaccination for travel purposes1
- vaccination of contacts in the event of a case of hepatitis A, unless directed by the department2
- immunisation with normal human immunoglobulin for the prophylaxis of hepatitis A when in contact with a case3
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Hepatitis B | - vaccination of children as per the NIP or as approved by the Victorian CHO
- vaccination of children and adults as per the catch-up vaccination and other variations to the schedule recommendations in the Australian Immunisation Handbook current at the time of administration
| - vaccination for travel purposes1
- vaccination following acute exposure to potentially infected blood or body fluids6
- immunisation with hepatitis B immunoglobulin following acute exposure to potentially infected blood or body fluids3,6
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Herpes zoster (shingles) | - vaccination of adults as per the NIP or as approved by the Victorian CHO
- vaccination of adults as per the catch-up vaccination and other variations to the schedule recommendations in the Australian Immunisation Handbook current at the time of administration
| - vaccination for travel purposes1
- immunisation with zoster immunoglobulin for prophylaxis when in contact with a case3
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Human papillomavirus | - vaccination of children and adults as per the recommendations in the Australian Immunisation Handbook current at the time of administration
- vaccination of children and adults as per the catch-up vaccination and other variations to the schedule recommendations in the Australian Immunisation Handbook current at the time of administration
| - vaccination for travel purposes1
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Influenza | - vaccination of children and adults as per the recommendations in the Australian Immunisation Handbook current at the time of administration, or as approved by the Victorian CHO
| - vaccination for travel purposes1
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Measles | - vaccination of children as per the NIP or as approved by the Victorian CHO
- vaccination of children and adults as per the catch-up vaccination and other variations to the schedule recommendations in the Australian Immunisation Handbook current at the time of administration
| - vaccination for travel purposes1
- vaccination of contacts in the event of a case of measles, unless directed by the department2
- immunisation with normal human immunoglobulin for the prophylaxis of measles when in contact with a case3
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Meningococcal | - vaccination of children and adults as per the NIP or as approved by the Victorian CHO
- vaccination of children and adults as per the catch-up vaccination and other variations to the schedule recommendations in the Australian Immunisation Handbook current at the time of administration
| - vaccination for travel purposes1
- vaccination of contacts in the event of a case of meningococcal disease, unless directed by the department2
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Mumps | - vaccination of children as per the NIP or as approved by the Victorian CHO
- vaccination of children and adults as per the catch-up vaccination and other variations to the schedule recommendations in the Australian Immunisation Handbook current at the time of administration
| - vaccination for travel purposes1
- vaccination of contacts in the event of a case of mumps, unless directed by the department2
- immunisation with normal human immunoglobulin for the prophylaxis of mumps when in contact with a case3
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Pertussis | - vaccination of children as per the NIP or as approved by the Victorian CHO
- vaccination of children and adults as per the catch-up vaccination and other variations to the schedule recommendations in the Australian Immunisation handbook current at the time of administration, or as approved by the Victorian CHO
| - vaccination for travel purposes1
- vaccination of contacts in the event of a case of pertussis, unless directed by the department2
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Pneumococcal | - vaccination of children and adults as per the NIP or as approved by the Victorian CHO
- vaccination of children and adults as per the catch-up vaccination and other variations to the schedule recommendations in the Australian Immunisation Handbook current at the time of administration
| - vaccination for travel purposes1
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Poliomyelitis | - vaccination of children as per the NIP or as approved by the Victorian CHO
- vaccination of children and adults as per the catch-up vaccination and other variations to the schedule recommendations in the Australian Immunisation Handbook current at the time of administration
| - vaccination for travel purposes1
- vaccination of immunocompromised persons6
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Rotavirus | - vaccination of infants as per the recommendations in the Australian Immunisation Handbook current at the time of administration
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Rubella | - vaccination of children as per the NIP or as approved by the Victorian CHO
- vaccination of non-pregnant seronegative women of childbearing age5
- vaccination of children and adults as per the catch-up vaccination and other variations to the schedule recommendations in the Australian Immunisation Handbook current at the time of administration
| - vaccination for travel purposes1
- vaccination of contacts in the event of a case of rubella, unless directed by the department2
- immunisation with normal human immunoglobulin for the prophylaxis of rubella when in contact with a case3
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Tetanus | - vaccination of children and adults as per the NIP or as approved by the Victorian CHO
- vaccination of children and adults as per the catch-up vaccination and other variations to the schedule recommendations in the Australian immunisation handbook current at the time of administration
| - vaccination for travel purposes1
- vaccination for tetanus prophylaxis related to wound management4
- immunisation with tetanus immunoglobulin3
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Varicella (chickenpox) | - vaccination of children and adults as per the NIP or as approved by the Victorian CHO
- vaccination of children and adults as per the catch-up vaccination and other variations to the schedule recommendations in the Australian Immunisation Handbook current at the time of administration
| - vaccination for travel purposes1
- vaccination of contacts in the event of a case of varicella (chickenpox), unless directed by the department2
- immunisation with varicella-zoster immunoglobulin (VZIG) when in contact with a case3
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Japanese encephalitis (JE) | | - people not recommended for vaccination
- vaccination for travel purposes other than those persons recommended for vaccination as listed on the Victorian Department of Health’s Japanese encephalitis webpage1
- vaccination of people with contraindications defined in the current edition of the Australian Immunisation Handbook
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Mpox (monkeypox)/ smallpox/ vaccinia virus | | - vaccination of people not recommended for vaccination
- vaccination for travel purposes other than those people recommended for vaccination as listed on the Department of Health’s Mpox (monkeypox) webpage
- vaccination of people with contraindications defined in the current edition of the Australian Immunisation Handbook (or current recommendations issued by the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation
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Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) | - vaccination of infants, children and adults as per the NIP, as recommended in the Australian Immunisation Handbook current at the time of administration (or current recommendations issued by the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI)), or as approved by the Victorian CHO
| - vaccination for travel purposes1
- administration of monoclonal antibodies
- vaccination of people with contraindications defined in the current edition of the Australian Immunisation Handbook (or current recommendations issued by the ATAGI)
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