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Ministry of Health: New Zealand Immunisation Schedule
The National Immunisation Schedule is the series of vaccines that are offered free to babies, children adolescents and adults. The schedule of vaccines listed below applies from 1 July 2020 mainly due to recent measles outbreak. Further changes will take effect from 1 October 2020.
For any further information or enquiries for influenza vaccine, non-funded or travel vaccinations, please call one of our nursing team.
Age | Diseases Covered and Vaccine |
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Pregnant Women | Influenza – 1 Injection annually Tetanus/Diptheria/Pertussis (whooping cough) – 1 injection, from 16 weeks of pregnancy |
6 Weeks | Rotavirus (start first dose before 15 weeks) – 1 oral vaccine Diphtheria/Tetanus/Pertussis/Polio/Hepatitis B/Haemophilus influenza type B-1 injection Pneumococcal – 1 injection |
3 Months | Rotavirus (second dose must be given before 25 weeks) – 1 oral vaccine Diphtheria/Tetanus/Pertussis/Polio/Hepatitis B/Haemophilus influenza type B-1injection |
5 Months | Diphtheria/Tetanus/Pertussis/Polio/Hepatitis B/Haemophilus influenza type B-1 injection Pneumococcal – 1 injection |
12 Months | Measles/Mumps/Rubella – 1 injection – change from 15 months & 4 years Pneumococcal – 1 injection |
15 Months | Haemophilus influenza type B – 1 injection Measles/Mumps/Rubella – 1 injection Varicella (Chickenpox) 1 injection |
4 Years | Diphtheria/Tetanus/Pertussis/Polio – 1 injection |
11 or 12 Years | Tetanus/Diphtheria/Pertussis – 1 injection Human Papillomavirus (HPV) – 2 injections given at least 6 months apart for those aged 14 and under 3 injections given over 6 months for those 15years and older |
45 Years | Tetanus/Diphtheria/Pertussis – 1 injection |
65 Years | Tetanus/Diphtheria/Pertussis – 1 injection Zoster (shingles)-1 injection Influenza – 1 injection annually |