On this page:
- Childhood vaccines
- Adult vaccination programs
- School immunisation programs
- Information for vaccine providers
Childhood vaccines
The Department's Community Care & Health Centres, Non-Government Health Centres and some General Practitioners* provide the vaccines included on the National Immunisation Program free to children in the Northern Territory.
[*Please note that some General Practitioners may charge a consultation fee. For a list of GPs who offer childhood vaccines please contact 8982 1000 for advice.]
- View the current NT Childhood vaccination schedule.
- View the current Childhood influenza doses table
- Download Immunisation helpdesk for information about the Immunisation Help Desk.
Adult immunisation programs
Make sure you are protected against the Flu: Influenza and its prevention
Departmental Community Care/Health Centres, Non-Government Health Centres and some General Practitioners* provide some vaccines free to adults in the Northern Territory.
Vaccines that are free and recommended for adults in the Northern Territory include:
| Vaccine | Free and recommended for these groups of adults in NT |
|---|---|
| Influenza | Download factsheet for more information: Influenza and its prevention
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| Pneumococcal vaccine | Download factsheet for more information: Pneumococcal disease
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| MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella) |
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| Diptheria, Tetanus |
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| Whooping cough (pertussis) | Download factsheet for more information: Pertussis
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| HPV |
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Many other vaccines can be recommended for people working in some occupations and people with medical conditions/diseases.
These vaccines are often not provided free to the patient and require a prescription to be issued from a general practitioner and the vaccine purchased privately.
School immunisation programs
Some vaccines are offered to students attending schools throughout the NT. A consent form is issued prior to the event and vaccinations are given by nurses attending the school on organised days. If a child does not attend school, the vaccine can be administered at an age appropriate time at an alternative health facility.
- Pneumococcal vaccine
Indigenous students in Year 10 (15 years old) are offered this vaccine. Pneumococcal disease is more common in Indigenous Australians. - Diphtheria tetanus and whooping cough (pertussis) vaccine
All students in Year 8 (13 years old) are offered this vaccine. An increase in the number of young adolescents with whooping cough has seen the need for the introduction of a booster dose of this vaccine. - Chickenpox (varicella) vaccine
All students in Year 8 ( 13 years old) who have never had chicken pox vaccination or disease are offered this vaccine. - Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine
Girls in Year 7 (12 years old) are offered the HPV vaccine. This vaccine aims to protect women against cervical cancer.
Download consent forms:
Pneumococcal vaccine consent form
Diphtheria Tetanus and Pertussis vaccine consent form
Chickenpox vaccination consent form
Human papillomavirus vaccine consent form
Forms should be returned to the student's school.
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Information for vaccine providers
Immunisation providers should take notice of the Northern Territory Scheduled Substance Treatment Protocol (vaccines) which gives reference to the legal framework that describes the functions and requirements, qualifications, restrictions and limitations on who can legally possess supply and administer vaccines in the NT (in accordance with the Northern Territory Poisons and Dangerous Drug Act (PADDA).
