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To get some family assistance payments, your child must meet immunisation requirements.
What counts as a medical contraindication or natural immunity
You can only have an immunisation medical contraindication or natural immunity recorded on the AIR if you:
- had anaphylaxis after a previous dose of a vaccine
- had anaphylaxis after a dose of any component of a vaccine
- are significantly immunocompromised - for live vaccines only
- have natural immunity - for hepatitis A, hepatitis B, measles, mumps, rubella, varicella (chickenpox) and Q fever only.
Who can record a medical contraindication or natural immunity on the AIR
Only eligible health professionals can record a medical contraindication or natural immunity to a vaccine on the AIR.
These health professionals are:
- general practitioners, as defined in the Health Insurance Act 1973
- paediatricians
- public health physicians
- infectious disease physicians
- clinical immunologists.
General practitioners (GP) must have one of the following credentials to record a medical contraindication or natural immunity on the AIR:
- vocationally registered
- fellows of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP)
- fellows of the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM)
- general practice registrars on an approved 3GA training placement.
Your GP will tell you if they can record a medical contraindication or natural immunity on the AIR.