National Childhood Pneumoccocal Vaccination Program
Who is eligible for the free (Prevenar) vaccine?
Infants born from 1 January 2005 are eligible to receive
free pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (Prevenar®) at 2, 4 and 6 months of age
along with other vaccines scheduled at that time.
Children born from 1 January 2003 to 31 December 2004 are
eligible for free pneumococcal vaccine through a catch-up program that will
run in 2005.
Children under 5 years of age in specific high risk
groups who were eligible for free vaccine and for booster doses under the
previous targeted program, continue to be eligible for free vaccine. These
children require additional booster doses of vaccine, which are also
provided free.
Children in 'specific high risk groups' include those that have
Cardiac Disease associated with cyanosis or cardiac failure.
Awareness 
