Immunise Australia Program
Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing. Immunise Australia Program. Information Line 1800 671 811
Immunise Australia Program. Information Line 1800 671 811

Understanding Childhood Immunisation booklet

Booklet with questions and answers about immunisation for children, including vaccine preventable diseases, vaccines, vaccine side effects and eligibility for national vaccine programs.


This information is available as a downloadable PDF file.


Version 1, April 1995
Version 2, Revised October 1995
Version 3, Reprinted June 1996
Version 4, Revised April 1997
Version 5, Revised March 1998
Version 6, Revised July 1998
Version 7, Reprinted December 1998
Version 8, Reprinted January 1999
Version 9, Revised July 2000
Version 10, Reprinted September 2002
Version 11, Reprinted July 2003
Version 12, Revised March 2004
Version 13, Revised November 2005, ISBN: 0 642 82783 4

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