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Getting a safe and free whooping cough vaccination between 20 and 32 weeks of pregnancy helps protect bubbas from whooping cough while they're still too young to get vaccinated themselves. Yarn to your midwife or health worker about getting your free whooping c

Pertussis, also called whooping cough, is a bacterial infection that can have serious complications in children.

Protecting your bub from serious illness starts before birth, with free vaccines you can get while pregnant. These vaccines help protect your baby against influenza, whooping cough and RSV. Yarn to your midwife or health worker about getting your free maternal vaccinations.

This animation explains how vaccines help your immune system to make antibodies to help fight serious diseases. It helps parents understand how vaccines help while pregnant to protect the baby when they are born.

Vaccination is a simple and clever way to protect you from serious diseases now and later in your life.

Vaccination is a simple and clever way to protect you from serious diseases now and later in your life. Clinical nurse Caroline Scott explains how vaccination protects you, why it’s important, and what to expect when you receive your HPV and dTpa vaccinations at school.

Infectious diseases paediatrician Dr Linny explains what RSV is and answers frequently asked questions. Talk to your health professional about getting your free RSV vaccine.

This animation for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families explains the importance of childhood immunisation to keep our kids and the community safe from serious diseases.

Getting vaccinated against RSV between 28 and 36 weeks of pregnancy protects your newborn baby against respiratory syncytical virus (RSV). Yarn to your midwife or health worker about getting your free RSV vaccination.

Flu vaccines have been around for decades and help protect you and your bub from serious illness. Yarn to your midwife or health worker about getting your free flu vaccination.

Diphtheria is a rare bacterial infection that can cause serious complications in children. 

This short animation for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families explains how vaccination provides protection against diseases that can make little ones very sick.