A number of changes to the National Immunisation Program (NIP) schedule have commenced 1 July 2018.

The Commonwealth has developed a suite of educational and promotional communication resources for vaccination providers and consumers to support awareness of changes to the childhood schedule and the listing of maternal pertussis on the NIP.

Here are the links to the final schedule change resources hosted on the Department of Health’s immunisation website at health.gov.au/immunisation including:

 Resources for vaccination providers:

• National Immunisation Program (childhood) schedule changes from 1 July 2018 – clinical advice for vaccination providers
• National Immunisation Program schedule  card (landscape)
• National Immunisation Program schedule  card (portrait)
• ATAGI clinical advice to support changes to the National Immunisation Program from 1 July 2018
• ATAGI clinical advice for immunisation providers regarding maternal vaccination through the National Immunisation Program

Resources for consumers:

• National Immunisation Program (childhood) schedule changes from 1 July 2018 – information for parents and carers
• The National Immunisation Program (childhood) schedule changes from 1 July 2018 – poster
• National Immunisation Program childhood schedule magnet card
• National Immunisation Program schedule  card (portrait)
• Protect Yourself and Your Baby – Vaccines against whooping cough and influenza are free in pregnancy – poster