Vaccine preventable diseases |
Age restrictions and other conditions specific to the vaccine |
Cholera |
Not permitted |
COVID-19 |
All ages as appropriate |
Diphtheria
|
12 years and over
Excludes vaccination of people that are contacts in the event of a case of diphtheria, unless directed by the Victorian Department of Health
Excludes vaccination with diphtheria antitoxin
Excludes travel purposes unless pharmacist/pharmacy is participating in the Victorian Community Pharmacist Statewide Pilot |
Haemophilus influenzae type b |
Not permitted |
Hepatitis A |
5 years and over
Excludes vaccination of contacts in the case of hepatitis A, unless directed by the Victorian Department of Health
Excludes vaccination of people following acute exposure to potentially infected blood or body fluids
Excludes immunisation with immunoglobulin
Only under the Victorian Community Pharmacist Statewide Pilot |
Hepatitis B |
5 years and over
Excludes vaccination of people following acute exposure to potentially infected blood or body fluids
Excludes immunisation with immunoglobulin
Only under the Victorian Community Pharmacist Statewide Pilot |
Herpes zoster |
50 years and over
Excludes immunisation with immunoglobulin
Excludes travel purposes unless pharmacist/pharmacy is participating in the Victorian Community Pharmacist Statewide Pilot |
Human Papillomavirus |
12 years and over
Excludes travel purposes unless pharmacist/pharmacy is participating in the Victorian Community Pharmacist Statewide Pilot |
Influenza |
5 years and over
Excludes travel purposes unless pharmacist/pharmacy is participating in the Victorian Community Pharmacist Statewide Pilot |
Japanese encephalitis |
5 years and over
Excludes travel purposes
Mandatory completion of the additional training module: Japanese
encephalitis eLearning module
Only for people recommended for vaccination as listed on the Victorian Department of Health’s Japanese encephalitis in Victoria website |
Measles
Mumps
Rubella |
15 years and over
Excludes vaccination of contacts in the event of a case of measles, mumps, rubella unless directed by the Victorian Department of Health
Excludes immunisation with immunoglobulin
Excludes travel purposes unless pharmacist/pharmacy is participating in the Victorian Community Pharmacist Statewide Pilot |
Meningococcal (ACWY) |
15 years and over
Excludes vaccination of contacts in the event of a case of meningococcal disease unless directed by the Victorian Department of Health
Excludes travel purposes unless pharmacist/pharmacy is participating in the Victorian Community Pharmacist Statewide Pilot |
Meningococcal B |
Not permitted |
Mpox |
5 years and over recommended for vaccination as listed on the Department of Health’s Monkeypox webpage
Mandatory completion of the additional training module: Monkeypox
vaccination eLearning module
Excludes vaccination for travel purposes other than those people recommended for vaccination as listed on the Department of Health’s Monkeypox webpage |
Pertussis |
12 years and over
Excludes vaccination of people that are contacts in the event of a case of pertussis, unless directed by the Victorian Department of Health
Excludes travel purposes unless pharmacist/pharmacy is participating in the Victorian Community Pharmacist Statewide Pilot |
Pneumococcal |
50 years and over
Excludes travel purposes unless pharmacist/pharmacy is participating in the Victorian Community Pharmacist Statewide Pilot |
Poliomyelitis |
5 years and over
Only under the Victorian Community Pharmacist Statewide Pilot |
Q Fever |
Not permitted |
Rabies and other lyssaviruses |
Not permitted |
Respiratory syncytial virus |
5 years and over recommended for immunisation as listed on the Department of Health’s Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) webpage.
Excludes travel purposes other than those people recommended for immunisation as listed on the Department of Health’s Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) immunisation webpage. |
Rotavirus |
Not permitted |
Tetanus |
12 years and over
Excludes travel purposes unless pharmacist/pharmacy is participating in the Victorian Community Pharmacist Statewide Pilot
Excludes vaccination for the express purpose of post-exposure prophylaxis in people with a tetanus-prone wound
Excludes travel purposes unless pharmacist/pharmacy is participating in the Victorian Community Pharmacist Statewide Pilot |
Tuberculosis |
Not permitted |
Typhoid |
5 years and over
Only under the Victorian Community Pharmacist Statewide Pilot |
Varicella (chickenpox) |
50 years and over
Excludes travel purposes unless pharmacist/pharmacy is participating in the Victorian Community Pharmacist Statewide Pilot |
Yellow Fever |
Not permitted |