Resources

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Hear about when and why children are recommended to receive the vaccines listed on the immunisation schedule with immunisation nurse, Deidre Brogan.

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 all you need to know about childhood vaccinations.

Dr Jana Pittman is a former Australian Olympic athlete and is now a women’s health doctor. As a busy mum of 6 children, Jana tells us how she protects her kids from vaccine-preventable disease with childhood immunisations from the perspective of a mother and a medical professional.

Parents share information about routine childhood immunisations. Vaccines are a safe, simple and effective way to protect babies and children against vaccine-preventable diseases.