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Refugee vaccination

Refugee vaccination

This translated video is about free vaccinations for refugees in Australia.

All people under 20 years of age, including refugees and humanitarian entrants, are eligible for free catch-up vaccines under the National Immunisation Program (NIP) for any missed childhood vaccinations.

Refugees and humanitarian entrants aged 20 years and over are eligible for the following vaccines if they were missed:

  • diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis
  • chickenpox
  • polio
  • measles-mumps-rubella
  • hepatitis B
  • HPV (up to and including age 25).
Organisation:
Topic:
Target audience:
New arrivals
Service area:
National
Published:
September 2026
Last reviewed:
October 2026