Immunisation records may be accessed through your MyGov account. Council has an immunisation program for infants, children and adults, including secondary school children through our school immunisation program. All eligible children can receive vaccinations on the Australian Standard Vaccination Schedule free of charge through our immunisation sessions.
Appointment only
All immunisation sessions are now only available by appointment (see below) due to COVID-19 health and safety restrictions.
Social distancing measures will be in place at immunisation session venues. If doors to the library venues are closed, please wait at the door and a staff member will escort you into the building for your appointment.
We ask that you stay for a further 15 minutes after any immunisation. Our team of professional nurses are happy to answer any of your questions on the day.
At the present time Council will not be adding the COVID-19 vaccine to our current immunisation schedule. To learn about getting vaccinated for COVID-19 and how the vaccine will be rolled out visit: www.health.gov.au/when-will-i-get-a-covid-19-vaccine
Influenza vaccination
Influenza vaccinations are now available at our regular community immunisation sessions.
2021 influenza vaccine is available free to the following people:
Influenza vaccines are also available to the general public in 2021 at a cost of $25.
To book an appointment for a flu vaccine at one of our community sessions please visit our booking information below.
For further information about the 2021 Influenza vaccination visit: www2.health.vic.gov.au/seasonal-flu-vaccine
Council is committed to providing a professional immunisation service in a comfortable, safe and friendly environment.
Due to the COVID-19 all visits are now by appointment only and social distancing measures will be in place.
To book an online appointment for vaccination please click on the booking link you would like to attend:
- Bairnsdale session April 15 https://www.trybooking.com/BPKBW
- Lakes Entrance April 15 https://www.trybooking.com/BPKBV
- Paynesville May 6 https://www.trybooking.com/BPKML
- Bairnsdale May 6 https://www.trybooking.com/BPKMN
- Paynesville May 6 https://www.trybooking.com/BPKML
- Bairnsdale May 6 https://www.trybooking.com/BPKMN
- Lakes Entrance May 20 https://www.trybooking.com/BPKMS
- Bairnsdale May 20 https://www.trybooking.com/BPKMT
- Paynesville June 3 https://www.trybooking.com/BQNQI
- Bairnsdale June 3 https://www.trybooking.com/BQNQL
- Lakes Entrance June 17 https://www.trybooking.com/BQNRI
- Bairnsdale June 17 https://www.trybooking.com/BQNQS
- Paynesville July 1 https://www.trybooking.com/BQNQM
- Bairnsdale July 1 https://www.trybooking.com/BQNQO
- Lakes Entrance July 15 https://www.trybooking.com/BQNRJ
- Bairnsdale July 15 https://www.trybooking.com/BQNRF
Bruthen sessions will not be available until further notice.
All children from 6 months to 5 years of age will be offered free influenza vaccination when presenting for regular scheduled vaccinations.
We ask that you stay for a further 15 minutes after any immunisation. Our team of professional nurses are happy to answer any of your questions on the day.
School-based immunisations in Victoria has long been the traditional means of ensuring high levels of coverage against vaccine preventable diseases are achieved in secondary school aged children. Council offers immunisations at all secondary schools throughout our municipality.
Students requiring school vaccinations may visit any of our immunisation sessions by appointment. To make an appointment, see our community sessions above.
Useful links:
The influenza vaccination is funded and recommended for all children from 6 months to 5 years of age.
Birth
2 months and 4 months
First visit - 6 weeks to 2 months (no earlier than 42 days old)
Second visit - 4 months
Childhood Pneumococcal disease
Diphtheria/Tetanus/Whooping Cough/Poliomyelitis/Haemophillus Influenza type B(Hib)/Hepatitis B
Meningococcal B (Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander)
Third visit – 6 months (no earlier than 24 weeks old)
Diphtheria/Tetanus/Whooping Cough/Poliomyelitis/Haemophillus Influenza type B(Hib)/Hepatitis B
Childhood Pneumococcal disease
Meningococcal B (Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander)
Measles/Mumps/Rubella/Varicella (Chicken Pox)
Diphtheria/Tetanus/Whooping Cough
Diphtheria/Tetanus/Whooping Cough/Poliomyelitis
Immunisation Schedule Victoria
Information about Q Fever and vaccination can be found at the Australian Q Fever Register below.
East Gippsland Shire Immunisation Program does not provide Q fever vaccination. A list of local providers can be found on the Australian Q Fever Register, visit www.qfever.org/ for further information.
At the present time Council will not be adding the COVID-19 vaccine to our current immunisation schedule. To learn about getting vaccinated for COVID-19 and how the vaccine will be rolled out visit: https://www.health.gov.au/initiatives-and-programs/covid-19-vaccines/getting-vaccinated-for-covid-19/when-will-i-get-a-covid-19-vaccine
Researchers and companies across the world are developing potential vaccines and treatment, and the Australian Government has a strategy to deliver them to Australians.
Australians have a great record in being immunised. The COVID-19 vaccine will be voluntary, universal and free. If a safe and effective vaccine becomes available for COVID-19, the Government aims to have as many Australians as possible choose to be vaccinated for COVID-19.
The Australian Government is committed to providing all Australians with access to safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines, to those who wish to vaccinate against COVID-19. As doses will initially be limited, access to vaccines during the early period of the rollout will be made available to highest priority groups.
The Australian Government is currently consulting with the states and territories, and medical experts on how a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine will be distributed.
This includes setting out the roles and responsibilities of the Commonwealth and state and territory governments to implement a COVID-19 vaccine program in Australia in 2021.
The rollout program will depend on the nature and test results of the vaccines approved for use. It will also take into account current outbreaks, available public health information and advice from the experts including ATAGI. Further information on the vaccine program rollout will be provided in the coming months.
For further information visit the Australia Government health website.
Do you have questions about immunisation? http://www.talkingaboutimmunisation.org.au/
Q- What is Immunisation?
A – Immunisation protects children (and adults) against harmful infections before they come into contact with them in the community. Immunisation uses the body’s natural defence mechanism – the immunise response – to build resistance to specific infections. Immunisation helps children to stay healthy by preventing serious infections. The risks of the diseases are far greater than the very small risks of immunisation.
Q – Why is immunisation still necessary in this day and age?
A – Many diseases prevented by immunisation are spread directly from person to person, so good food, water and hygiene do not stop infection. Despite excellent hospital care, significant illness, disability and death can still be caused by diseases which can be prevented by immunisation.
Q – Are there any reasons to delay immunisation?
A – There are very few medical reasons to delay immunisation. If a child is sick with a high temperature (over 38.5 degrees celcius) then immunisation should be postponed until the child is recovering. A child who has a runny nose, but is not ill can be immunised, as a child who is on antibiotics and obviously recovering from an illness.
Q – What are the side-effects of immunisation?
A – Common side-effects of immunisation are redness and soreness at the site of an injection and mild fever. You may consider using paracetamol to help ease the fever and soreness. More serious reactions to immunisation are very rare.
Q – Do vaccines work for all children?
A – Even when someone has had all the doses of a vaccine, there is a small possibility that they might not be protected against the disease – but measles, mumps, rubella, tetanus, polio, hepatitis B and Hib vaccines protect more than 95% of children who have completed the course.
Q – What about natural immunity?
A – Natural immunity and vaccine-induced immunity are both natural responses of the body’s immune system. The body’s immune response in both circumstances is the same. However, the wild or natural form of a disease exposes people to a high risk of serious illness and occasionally death.
Q – Can immunisation overload the immune system?
A – No. Children and adults come into contact with many antigens (substances that provoke a reaction from the immunise system) each day, and the immune system responds to each antigen in specific ways to protect the body. Without a vaccine, a child can only become immune to a disease by being exposed to infection, with the risk of severe illness. If illness occurs after vaccination, it is usually insignificant.