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- Vaccines
Vaccines stimulate the body to produce antibodies to provide immunity against one or several diseases.
- Immunisation – deciding which vaccines you need
Everyone's immunisation needs are different and are influenced by your health, lifestyle, age and occupation.
- Meningococcal disease – immunisation
Meningococcal group vaccines provide good protection against meningococcal group diseases.
- Immunisation – side effects
Find out more about possible side effects of immunisation.
- Secondary School Immunisation Program
Some immunisations are recommended for all Australian teenagers.
- Measles, mumps, rubella, varicella (chickenpox) – immunisation
Immunisation is the best protection against measles, mumps, rubella and varicella (chickenpox).
- Influenza (flu) – immunisation
Influenza (flu) immunisation is recommended for people in known high risk groups.
- Polio – immunisation
You need several doses of the vaccine before you are fully protected against polio.
- Tetanus
Tetanus is a life-threatening disease and immunisation is the best way to reduce your risk.
- Immunisation history statements for children
By law, parents or guardians must provide an Immunisation History Statement when enrolling children in any childcare service, kindergarten or primary school in Victoria.