Other fact sheets
Australian
Fact sheets and information about infectious diseases, vaccines and Australian immunisation programs are available from national, state and territory health department websites and websites of other medical providers, including:
National
States and territories
- Australian Capital Territory – ACT Health
- New South Wales – NSW Health
- Northern Territory – Department of Health
- Queensland – Queensland Health
- South Australia – SA Health
- Tasmania – Department of Health and Human Services
- Victoria – Department of Health and Human Services
- Western Australia – Department of Health
SKAI – Sharing Knowledge About Immunisation: Resources for parents
A series of five Q&A fact sheets addressing the five concerns most commonly expressed by Australian parents are available from the Immunise Australia website.
- How are vaccines shown to be safe?
- How do vaccines affect immunity?
- Why is the schedule the way it is?
- What about autism?
- What is in vaccines?
These fact sheets were developed by the SARAH Collaboration. SARAH stands for Support And Resources to Assist Hesitant parents with vaccination.
In consultation with parents and health professionals, the SARAH Collaboration are building a suite of resources for health professionals and parents or other carers of babies and young children, designed to support conversations about childhood vaccination.
Further information on the SARAH project is available on the Social research pages of our website.
Other useful Australian websites
International
Please be aware when accessing information from international websites that many countries use different vaccine formulations and different schedules to those recommended in Australia.
- United Kingdom, National Health Service
- United States, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- New Zealand Ministry of Health
- Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (USA)
- Immunization Action Coalition (USA)
Last updated May 2016
