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Disclaimer


While every effort has been made to check drug dosage recommendations in this Handbook, it is still possible that errors have been missed. Furthermore, dosage recommendations are continually being revised and new adverse events recognised.

Trade names used in this publication are for identification purposes only. Their use does not imply endorsement of any particular brand of drug or vaccine. This Handbook is a general guide to appropriate practice subject to clinician’s judgement in each individual case. It is designed to provide information to assist decision making using the best information available at date of National Health and Medical Research Council approval (11 October 2007). The Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing does not accept any liability for any injury, loss or damage incurred by use of or reliance on the information.

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The NHMRC


The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) is Australia’s leading funding body for health and medical research. The NHMRC also provides the government, health professionals and the community with expert and independent advice on a range of issues that directly affect the health and well being of all Australians.

The NHMRC provided support to this project through its Guidelines Assessment Register (GAR) process. The GAR consultant on this project was Biotext Pty Ltd. These Guidelines, apart from Chapters 3.7 and 3.9, were approved by the Chief Executive Officer of the NHMRC under Section 14A of the National Health and Medical Research Council Act, 1992 on 17 July 2007. The remaining two chapters were approved on 11 October 2007.

The ATAGI


The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) was established by the then Minister for Health and Family Services in 1998 to provide expert technical and scientific advice on the Immunise Australia Program and to work cooperatively with the NHMRC on issues such as the The Australian Immunisation Handbook.

The Handbook


This Handbook is published approximately every three years but changes to the recommendations or schedule may occur between publications. The Handbook and any changes between publications are available on the website: www.immunise.health.gov.au. This hardcopy version of the Handbook does not contain any references — these are available on the electronic version.

Ninth Edition January 2008