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This booklet - written in Easy English - is for young adults and explains what a vaccine is, how it is administrated, why it is important, who should get immunised, when your family should get immunised, where you can get immunised, possible side effects, how much it costs and where you can ask for your immunisation record.

01 Nov 2019... This resource offers details in translation about the complimentary pneumococcal vaccine for infants under the National Immunisation Program. It describes the disease, vaccine details, eligibility criteria, and potential side effects.

01 Jan 2020... This fact sheet discusses how immunisation protects you, your family and the wider community from serious diseases, such as and measles, meningococcal disease or some cancers caused by human papillomavirus (HPV). In Queensland, you can get vaccinations for free at school in Year 7 and Year 10.

A fact sheet about measles, including information about how the infection is spread, symptoms, treatment and immunisation.

01 Dec 2022... This translated resource provides information about the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccines for children between 12 and 18 months of age through the National Immunisation Program schedule. It includes information on what they are, the vaccine itself, possible side effects, and a short pre-immunisation checklist.

01 Feb 2024... A checklist for immunisation providers to use to decide the best immunisation schedule for a patient.

16 Dec 2021... Information about the hepatitis B vaccine given to newborn babies. Includes information about the disease, why babies should have the vaccine, and information about possible side effects. It is important to start the hepatitis B immunisation as soon as possible after birth.

30 Dec 2020... A short overview of Australian health services and how to access them for new arrivals in Victoria.

01 Jul 2020... When your child is 18 months old, they are recommended to receive three vaccines: a combined vaccine for measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella (chickenpox) a combined vaccine for diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis (whooping cough) a vaccine for Hib (Haemophilus influenzae type b).   Additionally, it is recommended that your child receives an influenza vaccine every year before flu season. Influenza vaccines are free for children aged six months to under five years and can be given at the same time as the age-specific vaccines.

11 Oct 2024... There are still a significant number of Filipinos who go undiagnosed, and many who are not seeing a doctor. Hepatitis B will cause liver cancer if not treated. Many confuse liver cancer being caused by fatty liver – but the reality is that hepatitis B is the common cause of liver cancer related death for Filipinos.  LiverWELL's bilingual video for the Filipino community aims to raise awareness and empower the Filipino community to take charge of their liver health.  This video is bilingual and includes Tagalog and English subtitles.