Why introduce infant Hepatitis B immunisation?
This is part of a long-term prevention strategy to reduce the amount of hepatitis B disease in our community, to reduce the illness and death from complications due to the disease and to eventually eliminate hepatitis B from Australia. Babies born on or after 1 May, 2000 will receive hepatitis B immunisation free as part of the routine childhood immunisation schedule.
Expert medical bodies such as the National Health and Medical Research Council strongly recommend this vaccine as part of a long-term prevention strategy to reduce the amount of hepatitis B disease in our community, to reduce the illness and death from complications due to the disease and to eventually eliminate hepatitis B from Australia. Babies will receive hepatitis B immunisation free as part of the routine childhood immunisation schedule.
