1 Name
of Determination
This Determination is the National Health (Immunisation Program — Designated Vaccines) Determination 2011
(No.1).
2 Commencement
This Determination commences on the day after it is
registered.
3 Revocation
The National Health (Immunisation Program —
Designated Vaccines) Determination 2009 (No. 3) is revoked.
4 Definitions
µg means
microgram.
Act means the National Health Act 1953.
CCID50 means cell culture
infectious dose 50%, being the quantity of an infectious agent that when
inoculated onto a number of susceptible cell cultures will infect 50% of the
individual cultures.
FHA means filamentous haemagglutinin.
FIM 2+3 means fimbrial agglutinogens 2+3.
IU means International Unit.
member of a medical risk group means a
person mentioned in any of the following paragraphs:
(a) a person who has congenital immune
deficiency (including symptomatic IgG subclass or isolated IgA deficiency)
other than a person who requires monthly immunoglobulin infusion;
(b) a person who has sufficient immune
reconstitution for a vaccine response to be expected and is receiving a course
of:
(i) immunosuppressive therapy,
including corticosteroid therapy equivalent to greater than 2mg/kg per day of
prednisone for more than 2 weeks; or
(ii) radiation therapy;
(c) a person who has compromised splenic
function because of:
(i) sickle haemoglobinopathies; or
(ii) congenital or acquired functional
or anatomical asplenia;
(d) a person who has an HIV infection, either
before or after the development of AIDS;
(e) a person who has:
(i) renal failure; or
(ii) relapsing or persistent nephrotic
syndrome;
(f) a person who has Down’s syndrome;
(g) a person who has heart disease associated
with cyanosis or cardiac failure;
(h) a person who was a premature infant and who
has, or has had, chronic lung disease;
(i) a person who was born at less than 28 weeks
gestation;
(j) a person who has cystic fibrosis;
(k) a person who has insulin‑dependent diabetes
mellitus;
(l) a person who has proven or presumptive
cerebrospinal fluid leak;
(m) a person who has an intracranial shunt;
(n) a person who has a cochlear implant.
PFU means plaque forming units.
PRN means pertactin.
PT means pertussis toxoid.
TCID50 means tissue culture
infectious dose 50%, being the quantity of an infectious agent that when
inoculated onto a number of susceptible tissue cultures will infect 50% of the
individual cultures.
5 Designated
vaccines
For subsection 9B (2) of the Act, a vaccine
mentioned in column 2 of Schedule 1 is a designated vaccine.
6 Circumstances
in which designated vaccines may be provided
For subsection 9B (5) of the Act, a designated
vaccine may be provided in the circumstances mentioned for it in Schedule 1.
7 Circumstances
in which designated vaccines may be provided — particular vaccines
(1) For item 111 of Schedule 1, a designated
vaccine mentioned in that item may be provided in the following circumstances:
(a) a first dose of the vaccine may be provided
to a person:
(i) who is not an Aboriginal or a
Torres Strait Islander; and
(ii) who is at least 65 years;
(b) a first dose of the vaccine may be provided
to a person:
(i) who is an Aboriginal or a Torres
Strait Islander; and
(ii) who is at least 15 years but
less than 50 years; and
(iii) who:
(A) has heart disease; or
(B) has kidney disease; or
(C) has lung disease; or
(D) has asthma; or
(E) has diabetes; or
(F) has
an immune compromising condition; or
(G) in the opinion of a
medical practitioner, consumes alcohol excessively; or
(H) smokes tobacco;
(c) a first dose of the vaccine may be provided
to a person:
(i) who is an Aboriginal or a Torres
Strait Islander; and
(ii) who is at least 50 years; and
(iii) who has not received a dose of the
vaccine under paragraph (b);
(d) a second dose of the vaccine may be provided
to a person mentioned in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) 5 years after the first
dose was provided to the person under paragraph (a), (b) or (c);
(e) a third dose of the vaccine may be provided
to a person mentioned in paragraph (b) after the later of the following:
(i) the end of 5 years after the
second dose was provided to the person under paragraph (d);
(ii) the person turns 50;
(f) a dose of the vaccine may be provided to a
child:
(i) who is an Aboriginal or a Torres
Strait Islander; and
(ii) who is at least 18 months but
not more than 24 months; and
(iii) who lives in Queensland, Western
Australia, South Australia or the Northern Territory;
(g) a dose of the vaccine may be provided to a
child:
(i) who is at least 4 years but
less than 6 years; and
(ii) who is a member of a medical risk
group.
(2) For item 112 of Schedule 1, a designated
vaccine mentioned in that item may be provided to a person:
(a) who is at least 15 years; and
(b) who is one of the following:
(i) an abattoir worker;
(ii) a sheep shearer;
(iii) a sheep, dairy or beef cattle
farmer;
(iv) an employee of a sheep, dairy or
beef cattle farmer;
(v) a member of the family of a sheep,
dairy or beef cattle farmer who works on the sheep, dairy or beef cattle farm;
(vi) an employee of a tannery; and
(c) who has had a Q‑Vax skin test and has
received a negative result for that test; and
(d) who has had a Coxiella burnetii
antibody serum study and has received a negative result for that study.
(3) For item 203 of Schedule 1, a designated
vaccine mentioned in that item may be provided in the following circumstances:
(a) a dose of
the vaccine may be provided to a newborn infant as soon as practicable after
birth but no later than 7 days after birth;
(b) a first
dose of the vaccine may be provided to a child who is at least 10 years
but less than 14 years;
(c) a second dose of the vaccine may be provided
to a child mentioned in paragraph (b) 1 month after the first dose was
provided to the child under paragraph (b);
(d) a third dose of the vaccine may be provided
to a child mentioned in paragraph (b) 5 months after the second dose was
provided to the child under paragraph (c).
(4) For items 205 and 206
of Schedule 1, a designated vaccine mentioned in those items may be provided
to:
(a) a person who is at least 65 years; or
(b) an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
person who is at least 15 years; or
(c) a person who is at least 6 months
(i) who:
(A) has cardiac disease
including cyanotic congenital heart disease, coronary artery disease and
congestive heart failure; or
(B) has a chronic respiratory
condition including suppurative lung disease, bronchiectasis, cystic fibrosis,
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic emphysema and severe asthma; or
(C) has another chronic
illness requiring regular medical follow-up or hospitalisation in the preceding
year, including diabetes mellitus, chronic metabolic diseases, chronic renal
failure, haemoglobinopathies and impaired immunity (including drug-induced
immune impairment); or
(D) has a chronic
neurological condition, including multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injuries,
seizure disorders or other neuromuscular disorders; or
(E) has impaired immunity,
including HIV infection; or
(F) is aged 6 months to 10
years and is receiving long-term aspirin therapy; or
(G) is pregnant.