Immunisation age and vaccine

Age

Disease

Vaccine brand ®

Common reactions

Birth

Hepatitis B

H-B-VaxII Paediatric or Engerix Paediatric

Mild temperature, pain at the injection site

2 months (from 6 weeks)

Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, hepatitis B, polio, Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib)

Infanrixhexa

Mild temperature, pain at the injection site, drowsiness, irritability/crying

Pneumococcal

Prevenar 13

Mild temperature, pain at the injection site

Rotavirus

Rotarix

Mild temperature

 Meningococcal B
(Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander infants only)

Bexsero 

Fever needing paracetamol

4 months

Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, hepatitis B, polio, Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib)

Infanrixhexa

Mild temperature, pain at the injection site, drowsiness, irritability/crying

Pneumococcal

Prevenar 13

Mild temperature, pain at the injection site

Rotavirus

Rotarix

Mild temperature

Meningococcal B
(Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander infants only)

Bexsero

Fever needing paracetamol

6 months

Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, hepatitis B, polio, Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib)

Infanrixhexa

Mild temperature, pain at the injection site, drowsiness, irritability/crying

12 months

Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR)

M-M-R II/Priorix

About 7 to 10 days after vaccination: fever (can be over 39°C), faint red non-infectious rash, drowsiness, runny nose, cough or puffy eyes, swollen salivary glands

Very rarely a low platelet count causing bleeding and bruising

Meningococcal ACWY

Nimenrix

Mild temperature, loss of appetite, irritability/crying pain at the injection site

Pneumococcal

Prevenar 13

Mild temperature, pain at the injection site

Meningococcal B
(Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander infants only)

Bexsero

Fever needing paracetamol

18 months

Measles, mumps, rubella, varicella (chickenpox) (MMRV)

Priorix-Tetra or ProQuad

About 7 to 10 days after vaccination: fever (can be over 39 °C), faint red non-infectious rash, drowsiness, runny nose, cough or puffy eyes, swollen salivary glands
About five to 26 days after vaccination: mild rash like chickenpox

Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis

Infanrix or Tripacel

Mild temperature, irritability/crying, drowsiness

Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib)

ActHib

Mild temperature, irritability/crying, pain at the injection site

4 years

Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), polio

Infanrix IPV or Quadracel

Mild temperature, irritability/crying, drowsiness

6 months of age to less than 5 years of age

Annual influenza

Influenza vaccine

Fever, feeling unwell, muscle aches, injection site pain, redness and swelling