Immunising babies and children
We offer a free immunisation service to all local children. You can attend any session with a booking.
Immunisation clinics locations and schedules
Often, more than one injection will be given during each visit.
Children are immunised with the vaccines recommended in the National Immunisation Schedule. This schedule is regularly updated and changed as vaccines are improved.
Receiving a vaccination
A trained and qualified nurse will administer the vaccination.
Ask questions and tell the nurse if your child is unwell or has had any previous problems. You will be told about possible reactions.
Your baby will be vaccinated while sitting on your lap.
Post-immunisation
We ask you to stay at the clinic for 15 minutes, just in case your child has a reaction to the vaccination.
Side effects and reactions
Common side effects of immunisation are
- mild fever
- irritability
- redness and soreness at the site of injections.
The nurses can advise you of measures to take to alleviate these symptoms. Where a more serious reaction occurs, you should consult a doctor immediately. We also need feedback on any unusual reactions relating to an immunisation.
In general, the normal immune response takes approximately 2 weeks to work, and also most infant immunisations require more than one dose before adequate disease protection can be achieved.
Immunisation records
We will forward your child’s immunisation records to the Australian Immunisation Register. This data base is used to process school entry immunisation certificates and family allowances relating to immunisation.
No jab, no play
Your child must be immunised to attend a childcare or kindergarten.
You will be asked to prove your child is:
- fully immunised for their age, or
- on a recognised vaccination catch-up program, or
- unable to be fully immunised for medical reasons.
Contact us
For more information please contact our Immunisation team on 9457 9964 or immunisation@banyule.vic.gov.au