Immunisation

Since its inception in 1979, Logan City Council has provided community immunisation clinics. Immunisation is a simple, safe and effective way of protecting against harmful diseases. The Immunisation Program delivers the vaccinations listed under the National Immunisation Program Schedule and operates in accordance with the National Health and Medical Research Council (NH&MRC) guidelines. If you have any queries about immunisation please phone 07 3412 3412.

• Immunisation Schedule Queensland Children under 10 years (PDF 93 KB)
• Immunisation Schedule Queensland Children and adolescents (10 to 19 years) (PDF 82 KB)
• Immunisation Schedule Queensland Adults (above 19 years) (PDF 148 KB)

Community clinic locations

Community immunisation clinics are held weekly. Appointments are not necessary. Please note, we advise you arrive at least 20min before closing time to ensure you are seen on the day. Please see below for further details.

All community immunisation clinics will close from Monday 24 December 2018, reopening on Monday 7 January 2019 (last clinic for 2018 will be Saturday 22 December at Logan Hyperdome Library).

Please note all clinics will be closed on Public Holidays.

Community consent forms

• Child Immunisation Consent Form (PDF 112 KB)
• High School Student Immunisation Consent Form (Adolescent) (PDF 96 KB)
• Adult Immunisation Consent Form (PDF 93 KB)
• Staff Immunisation Consent Form (PDF 94 KB)

School immunisation program

The School Based Immunisation Program (SIP) provides parents with the opportunity to have their child vaccinated for free at school.

Year 7 students are being offered vaccination to protect against:

• Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and;
• Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis (dTpa Whooping cough)

Year 10 students are being offered vaccination to protect against:

• Meningococcal ACYW.

Consent forms for each vaccine offered will be given to your child to bring home from school. Please note that no child will be vaccinated without parental consent. If you have misplaced your child's consent form, they can be downloaded from the links below together with the vaccination information sheet.

School consent forms

New school consent forms will be ready for download early 2019.

Information sheets

• Information Sheet for Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis (Whooping cough) and Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
• Meningococcal ACWY information sheet

Requesting immunisation records

Records from Logan City Council

To obtain a record of vaccinations performed by Council please provide your request in writing via email with the following details:

Email: immunisation@logan.qld.gov.au

• Your name, address and phone number
• The relationship to the person whose records are being requested
• The full details of the person who the record is for, including:
• Name
• Date of birth
• Current address
• Address at the time of vaccinations
• Information on the immunisation records you need (e.g. Hepatitis B)

Records from the Australian Immunisation Register

The Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) is a national register hosted by Medicare Australia.

You can access these records by:

• Phone 1800 653 809
• Download the MyGov App
• Download records from the Medicare Australia website

Resolving Centrelink and Medicare notices

Following changes by the Federal Government to childhood immunisation requirement, parents may have received letters from either Centrelink or Medicare notifying them that their child is overdue for vaccines. Unfortunately these letters do not provide parents with enough information to resolve their issues.

Council has received a very high number of phone calls in relation to Centrelink payments and a tip sheet is provided below to support parents in resolving their issues.

• Centrelink Payment Concerns Tip Sheet (PDF 138 KB)

Vaccines available for purchase

In the event that an individual is not eligiable to receive a vaccine for free Logan City Council provides vaccines through there Community Immunisation Clinics at a cost.

Vaccines available include:

• Diphtheria, Tetanus and Pertussis (Whooping Cough) - $30.00
• Chickenpox  - $45.00
• Hepatitis A  - $50.00
• Hepatitis B, Adult  - $14.00
• Hepatitis B, Paediatric  - $11.00
• Hepatitis A and B combined  - $54.00 (please check for availability)
• Human Papilloma Virus  - $120.00
• Influenza, Adult  - $10.00
• Influenza, Paediatric  - $10.00
• Measles, Mumps and Rubella  - $21.00
• Meningococcal ACWY $52.50
• Polio  - $31.00
• Shingles - $183.00

* Multiple doses may be required, prices are per dose for the 2018/19 finical year. Vaccines are not subject to GST.*

Vaccine monitoring and surveillance

Logan City Council uses SmartVax. A text message based 'check in' for immunisation recipients. A text message may be sent and responses can be performed from any type of mobile phone by responding 'Yes' or 'No' to the text message. Participation is not compulsory.

Anyone who responds that they experienced a reaction will be sent an SMS link to a 1 minute online survey to capture further details about the reaction. The vaccine provider is notified of any reactions reported. Any information about suspected adverse events may be shared with public health authorities who use this information for monitoring vaccine safety.