Vaccine safety For the public Main navigation COVID-19 vaccines COVID-19 vaccine decision aids Immunisation schedules Immunisation records Influenza vaccination information for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people MMRV vaccine decision aid HPV vaccination No Jab No Pay, No Jab No Play SKAI - supporting communities Strategies to increase vaccination uptake Travel vaccination Vaccination from community pharmacy Vaccine safety After vaccination Vaccine safety monitoring Specialist immunisation services COVID-19 vaccine safety data Vaccine safety resources Vaccines save millions of lives worldwide every year. Vaccines have dramatically reduced deaths and disability from vaccine preventable diseases in Australia and globally. Vaccines protect not only the person receiving the vaccine but also those around them by reducing the spread of the disease. Vaccine safety is assessed and monitored on an ongoing basis in Australia. Like other medicines, all vaccines can cause mild side effects such as fever and pain, redness and swelling at the injection site. These side effects usually resolve on their own within a couple of days. Some vaccines can cause more serious side effects. If you are worried about a side effect after vaccination, talk to your healthcare provider. After vaccination What is normal after vaccination? Some people may experience side effects, or adverse events, after getting a vaccine. Usually these are mild and go away on their own after 2–3 days. Babies and infants After a baby or an infant gets a vaccine, they may experience some mild and temporary side effects: Vaccine safety monitoring Specialist immunisation services COVID-19 vaccine safety data Vaccine safety resources For the public Main navigation COVID-19 vaccines COVID-19 vaccine decision aids Immunisation schedules Immunisation records Influenza vaccination information for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people MMRV vaccine decision aid HPV vaccination No Jab No Pay, No Jab No Play SKAI - supporting communities Strategies to increase vaccination uptake Travel vaccination Vaccination from community pharmacy Vaccine safety After vaccination Vaccine safety monitoring Specialist immunisation services COVID-19 vaccine safety data Vaccine safety resources News & Events News | 27 March 2024 NCIRS releases new and updated FAQs resources News | 29 February 2024 Strengthening immunisation policymaking in the Pacific Islands region Events | 06 February 2024 Watch | Preventing respiratory disease in 2024 webinar series News | 02 February 2024 NCIRS affiliate Professor Julie Leask receives Order of Australia 28839 views