[bu5t3r2]

Hi,

Just wondering if anyone have experience or know anything about doing immunisation when its due while u and the baby r abroad ?
Our baby will be 12 mth soon and due for her immunisation...

I'm pretty sure putting the label / sticker and other info in the book is not really an issue...

But, we r mostly worried about how do we update the aus govt immunisation register database ?

Is it as easy as contacting our maternal health nurse and advising her of this ?
Would she just take our words and contact the register line to update our record ?

Or can we just update this when we come back to Australia ?
Problem with this is that we r still not sure when we gonna go back to Australia..
So is there a time limit ?
What if we r still abroad when the 18 mth immunisation due ?

Thanks...

[bekkylex]

Hi, if you are living abroad for a long period of time, make sure the immunisation routine is the same in that country. You can also make sure you abide by the Australian standards, but some countries have extra vaccines for your child. When you return to Australia, you will need to take your child to an Australian doctor (possibly also a nurse) who will witness the child's records, when my children and I were overseas, the government actually sent us the form that the doctor needed to fill out to let the government know the immunisations are up to Australian standards.
As far as I know, there isn't a time limit.
Hope that helps.

This post has been edited by bekkylex: 06/09/2012, 01:50 PM

[stopwhiningatme]

Where are you going?

[4kidlets]

OP, I am not sure from your post whether you are going o/s soon or are currently in another country already?

When you have any vaccines over seas make sure you get signed full documentation (in baby book or similar) including batch numbers of vaccines.


When you get back to Australia, take the documentation to a GP or an immunisation clinic and they can enter the details to the register; I have entered details of vaccines given overseas many times - has been for children born overseas who then migrated to Australia but will be same process.


Also the vaccine schedules in other countries are often different to ours - you should also check when you get back if any vaccines are needed to catch up to Australian schedule.


In Australia, Childhood vacines are free and available to children up to 7 years old - except Rotavirus which is not given to children over 8 months.
If your child is over 7 years old, he/she can still have the vaccines but you will have to pay for them.
You will probably have to pay for any vaccines that get given overseas - I know in Australia, vaccines are only free to children with medicare numbers - ie Australian citizens or permanant residents.
I believe there are exemptions for children who have recognised refugee status but those whose parents are on working visas have to pay for them (and for any other medical care that medicare covers for rest of us)
I imagine most other countries have similar system of eligibity.