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"Walking together in kindness" artwork produced for Gold Coast Health by Riki Salam, We are 27 Creative.Communication with the Immunisation Team is essential prior to attending our Immunisation clinics for Catch-ups.
If you’ve had immunisations in another country or missed any scheduled immunisations, you can visit a GP for assessment and upload to AIR (Australian Immunisation Register).
You’ll need documents in English that show what immunisations you’ve had. Take these documents to a GP in Australia. You can ask them to:
These immunisations will then be on your immunisation history statement.
If your documents aren’t in English, you will have to have them translated. The Department of Home Affairs offers some permanent residents and eligible visa holders free document translation.
You can use your immunisation history statements for proof of your vaccinations. Even if you are not eligible for Medicare, you can access your immunisation history statement. If your vaccinations aren’t showing after 10 days, check with your provider to confirm they’ve updated your record.
You can also call the Australian Immunisation Register and ask them to send you a copy. If your details are wrong and you need to update your details on your vaccination record, contact the provider that vaccinated you.
Refugees and other humanitarian entrants aged 20 years and older with no documented history of vaccination are eligible for the following vaccinations: diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis, chickenpox, poliomyelitis, measles-mumps-rubella and hepatitis B.
If you can’t get a vaccine for medical reasons, but need to provide proof of vaccination, this can be recorded on your immunisation history statement. This a medical contraindication. Your doctor will need to update your record on the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) to say you have a medical contraindication. You can then use your immunisation history statement as proof of your vaccination status, if it’s needed.
