Immunisation
Where to get your shots
Who is eligible to receive free immunisation from Redland City Council:
- Infants and children.
- Students who missed their immunisation at school
- Seniors
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
Please note that children who are younger than the exact age specified in the NIPS cannot be immunised with that vaccine, e.g. children presenting for two-month vaccination must be at least two months old to the day. If they miss a vaccine, they can receive it anytime up to the day before their eighth birthday, except as indicated in the table below.
Residents who live outside the Redland City Council area can still use the immunisation service.
No booking is needed
There are at least two Nurse Immunisers at each clinic; you will be seen in order of arrival. You must remain at the clinic for at least 15 minutes after immunisation for observation.
What to bring to a Council immunisation clinic
If you are bringing your baby, older infant or child for immunisation, you will need your Medicare card and an immunisation history statement (see below) or the red ‘baby book’. For adults, no immunisation history is required as you will receive a record of immunisation.
Immunisation history
If your child was born in 1996 or after, you can request a statement from Medicare’s Australian Childhood Immunisation Register. Call Medicare
1800 653 809 or visit the website at
www.medicareaustralia.gov.au.
Redland City Council also keeps records for everyone that is immunised at our clinics. You will receive a written record of any immunisation received at the clinic.
Immunisation consent form
For people under the age of 18, written consent must be given by the parent or legal guardian. If someone other than the parent or legal guardian brings a child to be immunised, they must bring a consent form signed by the parent or legal guardian. Before giving consent, you must be aware of the effects of diseases compared to possible effects of vaccines. Consent forms are available at the clinics or
download Immunisation consent form [PDF 300KB]
When should a person not be immunised?
If a person has a fever temperature of 38.5C or more in the past 24 hours, they should not be immunised. A person can still receive immunisation with a head cold, unless they have a fever.