Vaccination updates for health professionals, Jan 2026
1. Updated: Authorised Registered Nurse/Midwife Vaccination Standards and Authority (NSW Health)
Changes include: administration of oral typhoid and oral cholera vaccines; removal of contactable medical officer requirement for medical advice during a vaccination clinic, Japanese encephalitis (JE) vaccine training requirements, updated multidose vial (MDV) guidance and info re the supply and administration of both live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV) and inactivated influenza vaccine (IIV). View the Standards & Authority.
2. New school year? Help adolescents, adults up to age 25 years and parents understand which immunisations are recommended and why:
- Questions and answers about HPV vaccine that adolescents and up to 25 years/parents might ask – NCIRS FAQs
- SKAI resources about all recommended adolescent vaccinations
- Ausvax vaccine side effects safety data 12-13 years
- Ausvax vaccine side effects safety data 14-16 years
3. How can GPs assist to address declining Australian immunisation coverage?
Click here for ATAGI recommendations (November 2025) plus other updates.