Immunisation

Immunisation Clinics CLOSED over Easter 2019

Immunisation Clinics will be closed from Friday 19 April – Monday 22 April, inclusive, due to the Easter public holidays. This is normal business practice over the public holidays.

Clinics closed over this time will be:

• Springwood Child Health Centre Friday 19 April
• Marsden Library Friday 19 April
• Logan Hyperdome Library Saturday 20 April
• Flagstone State School Monday 22 April
• Greenbank State School Monday 22 April

Immunisation services will resume from Tuesday 23 April 2019.

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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 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)

Influenza program

The 2019 Influenza Vaccine has arrived, Council stocks both the quadrivalent vaccine and the trivalent vaccine which is recommended for those over 65 years of age.

NOTE: The vaccine for those aged 6mths to 3yrs of age will be arriving mid-April.

Influenza is a contagious respiratory viral illness. In Australia, dozens of deaths and thousands of hospitalisations due to influenza are recorded each year.

Council provide a number of dedicated influenza clinics during the peak season. See below for the 2019 schedule, if you are unable to attend the clinics listed below you are able to present to any of Council’s Community Immunisation clinics to receive the vaccine. Queensland Health fund the vaccine for those considered to be highly at-risk. For all other members of the public, you are able to purchase the vaccine for $10.

Community Influenza clinic locations

Logan Hospital Influenza Clinics

Flu shot is free for mum to be.

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.

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 7 Consent Form 2019

Once you have completed and signed the relevant consent from please either email a copy to immunisation@logan.qld.gov.au or return the completed form to your child’s school.

Year 10 students are being offered vaccination to protect against:

• Meningococcal ACYW.

Year 10 Consent From 2019

Once you have completed and signed the relevant consent from please either email a copy to immunisation@logan.qld.gov.au or return the completed form to your child’s school.

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.