Year 7 & 10 Immunisations

Dear Year 7 and 10 Families,
The Secondary School Immunisation Program offers free National Immunisation Program schedule vaccines to all eligible Year 7 and Year 10 students. The program is entirely voluntary and students are only vaccinated with parent approval.
The vaccines that are part of the National Immunisation Program schedule and that can help reduce illness and disability caused by infectious diseases are:
Year 7 students:   
· Diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (whooping cough)
· Human papillomavirus (HPV)
Year 10 students:
· Meningococcal ACWY
For further information on this topic, please copy the following links into your browser:
https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/healthyliving/immunisation-in-secondary-schools
http://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/vic/consol_reg/phawr2019331/s112.html