Child Immunisation Warner
Child Health and Immunisations Warner
Warner Lakes Family Practice is your reliable community healthcare partner for your child’s healthcare requirements, including vital immunisations. We acknowledge the significance of shielding your young ones from severe childhood ailments, and we are committed to assisting you in securing your child’s wellbeing.
Immunisation represents a straightforward, secure, and efficient approach to shielding your child from perilous diseases. This approach involves administering small, harmless quantities of a disease to help your child’s immune system acquire the knowledge needed to defend against it.
At Warner Lakes Family Practice, our comprehensive kids vaccinations in Warner cover a range of illnesses, including:
Diphtheria
Tetanus
Whooping cough (pertussis)
Polio
Pneumococcal disease
Meningococcal ACWY disease
Hepatitis B
Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib)
Rotavirus
Chickenpox (varicella)
Measles
Mumps
Rubella (German measles)
Influenza (flu)
What Vaccines Does My Child Actually Need?
Wondering what vaccines your child actually needs? At Warner Lakes Family Practice, we’re here to guide you through the essential immunisations for your child’s health.
Babies receive some disease protection from their mothers before birth and through breastfeeding. However, this protection is temporary. To ensure long-term immunity, vaccinations are crucial. These work by introducing small amounts of a killed or weakened germ, or a piece of the germ, such as a protein or genetic material, into the body. This triggers the immune system to react as if there were a real infection, building up a memory of the germ to fight it off if encountered later.
There are different types of vaccines, including:
- Attenuated (weakened) live germs: Used in MMR and chickenpox vaccines.
- Killed (inactivated) germs: Used in flu shot and inactivated poliovirus vaccine.
- Toxoid vaccines: Contain an inactivated toxin. Diphtheria and tetanus vaccines are toxoid vaccines.
- Conjugate vaccines: Contain small pieces of the germ combined with proteins. Vaccines for hepatitis B, HPV, whooping cough, and meningitis are made this way.
- mRNA (messenger RNA) vaccines: Use a piece of the germ’s RNA. Some of the COVID-19 vaccines are this type.
| Age | Vaccination |
|---|---|
| Birth | Hepatitis B |
| 2 months | Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis (whooping cough), Hepatitis B, Polio, Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib), Rotavirus, and Pneumococcal |
| 4 months | Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis (whooping cough), Hepatitis B, Polio, Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib), Rotavirus, and Pneumococcal |
| 6 months to less than 5 years (administered annually) | Influenza |
| 6 months | Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis (whooping cough), Hepatitis B, Polio, and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) |
| 12 months | Meningococcal ACWY, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, and Pneumococcal |
| 18 months | Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis (whooping cough), and Polio vaccinations |
At Warner Lakes Family Practice, we understand the importance of keeping your child’s immunisations up-to-date. Not only do vaccines protect your child from serious diseases, but they’re also a requirement for attending childcare, kindergarten, and primary school.
Our “Kids Vaccinations Warner” program ensures your child meets all immunisation requirements. We offer convenient appointments to help you book child immunisation in Warner at a time that suits your family’s schedule.
The Australian Immunisation Register can provide you with your child’s Immunisation History Statement which is a record of their immunisation status. You may also download it from your myGov account.
In Victoria, if your child receives a new vaccine(s), you’re required to provide an updated Immunisation History Statement to their childcare or kindergarten service. This keeps the service informed about your child’s current immunisation status.
Timely child immunisation could make you eligible for Australian Government family assistance payments. For more information, visit the Services Australia website or a Centrelink or Medicare Service Centre.
Stay ahead of your child’s health needs with Warner Lakes Family Practice. We’re committed to providing comprehensive Child Immunisation services to ensure your child’s wellbeing. Contact us today to book your child’s immunisation appointment.
What Vaccines Does My Child Actually Need?
Ready to secure your child’s health with comprehensive immunisations? Don’t delay, call Warner Lakes Family Practice today at 07 3448 0163 to book your child’s immunisation appointment in Warner. We’re here for your family’s health and well-being.