Prevenar 20 and Vaxneuvance will become standard vaccines within the AIR.

These vaccines will:

• count towards a child’s vaccination status
• be considered equivalent as other Pneumococcal vaccines within the AIR.

The recommended dose for Pneumococcal given at 6 months of age is now available to:

• all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children regardless of location
• children with specified medical risk conditions.

There are also changes to due and overdue rules for Pneumococcal for children born on or after 1 September 2023.

Find out more about these changes to NIP childhood and adolescence pneumococcal vaccine provider advice for health professionals on the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing website.