Immunisation is an important issue for most parents. The Health Insurance Commission maintains the Australian Childhood Immunisation Register (ACIR) to help keep track of the first six years of your child's immunisation.

Follow the links below to find a wide range of information about immunising babies.

Information on immunisation

• Australian Vaccination Schedule
• chickenpox complications
• frequently asked questions about varicella vaccine
• how your body makes antibodies after vaccination
• immunisation - why is it important
• immunisation myths and realities
• immunisation calculator
• immunisation for babies
• immunisation index (SA Public Health)
• National Childhood Pneumococcal Vaccination Program
• pregnancy - immunisations
• The Australian Immunisation Handbook (2003)
• understanding immunisation
• vaccine preventable diseases
• about vaccine safety

Vaccine preventable diseases

• chickenpox
• diphtheria
• haemophilus influenza type B (HIB)
• hepatitis A
• hepatitis B
• hepatitis C
• hepatitis D
• hepatitis E
• influenza
• measles, mumps and rubella
• meningococcal disease
• meningitis
• mumps
• pneumococcal disease
• polio
• q-fever
• rubella
• tetanus
• whooping cough