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 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 | 03 November 2023 The Vaccination Insights project – national surveillance of drivers of under-vaccination in Australian children aged under 5 years News | 27 October 2023 Indigenous status completeness in notification data strong for some vaccine preventable diseases, but improvements needed News | 26 October 2023 Maternal vaccination rates are increasing steadily in NSW – but coverage inequalities remain, new research shows News | 21 September 2023 Multiple vaccinations for children – new NCIRS resource 28491 views