Vaccination Resources

COVID-19 vaccination resources

These resource are freely available to ensure that the collective pharmacy industry are capable and confident in administering COVID-19 vaccines.

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Vaccination legislation summary (all vaccines)

Below is a summary of vaccines and the age of patients (in brackets) to whom pharmacists are authorised to administer vaccines, with links to relevant legislation in each jurisdiction. Staff authorised to administer the vaccines, authorisation of offsite administration, and access to vaccines covered by the National Immunisation Program (NIP) are also summarised.

The College endeavours to update this resource regularly; however, given the pace at which changes are occuring, updates may not reflect the current regulatory framework (please refer to the date of publication of this resource under each jurisdiction).

Pharmacists should refer to relevant state-based legislation for any exclusions and/or conditions.

ACT

Current as of 21 November 2022

Vaccines:

  • Influenza (5)
  • Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) (16)
  • Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (dTpa) (16) 
  • Covid-19 (5) 

Legislation:

Special authority to immunise:

  • Interns: Under supervision of pharmacist 
  • Pharmacy students: No
  • Other staff: No

Offsite vaccination authority:

  • Yes 

NIP Access for Pharmacy:

  • >65 years old influenza 

NSW

Current as of 21st November 2022

Vaccines:

  • Influenza (5)
  • Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) (12)
  • Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (dTpa) (12)
  • Meningococcal (MenACWY) (14)
  • Poliomyelitis (5)
  • Coryza (5) 
  • Covid-19 (5) [Allow for TGA approved minimum age – 5 years is the minimum age of the vaccines available to community pharmacy]
  • Hepatitis A (5)
  • Hepatitis B (5)
  • Herpes zoster (50)
  • HPV (12)
  • Typhoid fever (5)
  • Japanese encephalitis (5) 

Legislation:

Special authority to immunise:

  • Interns: Yes, under supervision of pharmacist 
  • Pharmacy students: No
  • Other staff: No

Offsite vaccination authority:

  • In healthcare, suitable retail, community, residential, workplace, and education settings

NIP Access for Pharmacy:

  • +5 influenza
  • 12- 19 years HPV 
  • 12-19 years dTpa (NIP funded age range 10-19 but pharmacists only authorised to vaccinate dTpa 12 years and over) 
  • 14-19 years Meningococcal ACWY 
  • +12 MMR 
  • 5-19 Polio 

NT

Current as of 21 November 2022 

Vaccines:

  • Influenza (5)
  • Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) (16)
  • Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (dTpa) (16)
  • Covid-19 (5)

Legislation:

Special authority to immunise:

  • Interns: Yes, under supervision of pharmacist
  • Pharmacy students: No
  • Other staff: No

Offsite vaccination authority:

  • Yes

NIP Access for Pharmacy: 

  • > 65 years after Expression of Interest process

QLD

Current as of 21 November 2022 

Vaccines:

  • Influenza (10)
  • Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) (16)
  • Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (dTpa) (16)
  • Meningococcal (MenACWY) (10)
  • Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis with Polio (16)
  • Haemophilus influenza type b (Hib)
  • Pneumococcal (16)
  • Poliomyelitis (16)
  • Cholera (16)
  • Covid-19 (5) [Allow for TGA approved minimum age – 5 years is the minimum age of the vaccines available to community pharmacy]
  • Hepatitis A (16)

Legislation:

Special authority to immunise:

  • Interns: Yes, under supervision of pharmacist
  • Pharmacy students: Administer COVID and flu vaccines under supervision (PHEO)
  • Other staff: Pharmacy Assistants – Possess, prepare, and dispose of COVID vaccine (PHEO)

Offsite vaccination authority:

  • COVID Emergency Orders allow offsite vaccination of COVID-19 vaccines only.

NIP Access for Pharmacy:

  • Only for pharmacies participating in the QLD Community Pharmacy NIP pilot.

SA

Current as of 20th December 2022

Vaccines:

  • Influenza (5) 
  • Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) (16)
  • Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (dTpa) (16)
  • Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis + polio (16) 
  • Covid-19 (5) [Allow for TGA approved minimum age – 5 years is the minimum age of the vaccines available to community pharmacy]
  • Japanese encephalitis (5) – only designated postcodes see Japanese Encephaltis program information and fact sheet 

Legislation:

Special authority to immunise: 

  • Interns: Yes
  • Pharmacy students: No
  • Other staff: No

Offsite vaccination authority:

  • Yes

NIP Access for Pharmacy:

  • Influenza (people 65yrs+, pregnant women and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders 5yrs+) 

TAS

Current as of 21st November 2022

Vaccines:

  • Influenza (10)
  • Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) (16)
  • Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (dTpa) (16)
  • Covid-19 (5) [Allow for TGA approved minimum age – 5 years is the minimum age of the vaccines available to community pharmacy]

Legislation:

Special authority to immunise:

  • Interns: Yes
  • Pharmacy students: No
  • Other staff: No

Offsite vaccination authority:

  • Yes

NIP Access for Pharmacy:

  • >10 years influenza

VIC

Current as of 12th December 2022

Vaccines:

  • Influenza (5)
  • Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) (15) 
  • Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (dTpa) (12)
  • Meningococcal (MenACWY) (15) 
  • Pneumococcal (50) 
  • Covid-19 (5) [Allow for TGA approved minimum age – 5 years is the minimum age of the vaccines available to community pharmacy]
  • Herpes Zoster (50)
  • HPV (12)
  • Japanese encephalitis (5) - Victorian Health JE course must be completed prior to administration
  • Monkeypox (5) - Victorian Health Monkeypox course must be completed prior to administration, intradermal injection skills and competency assessment must be completed prior to administering MPX intradermally (Review Victorian Pharmacist Administered Vaccination Program Guidelines)

Legislation:

Special authority to immunise:

  • Interns: Administer COVID and flu vaccines under indirect supervision (PHEO)
  • Pharmacy students: 4th year- Administer COVID and flu vaccines under indirect supervision (PHEO)
  • Other staff: Dispense Technicians - Reconstitute COVID vaccine and label syringe for administration

Offsite vaccination authority:

  • Pharmacists allowed to vaccinate via mobile or outreach services of a pharmacy, pharmacy depot or hospital

NIP Access for Pharmacy:

  • Influenza (people 65+ years, pregnant women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders 5yrs +) 
  • Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis 
  • Measles, mumps, rubella
  • Meningococcal (MenACWY)
  • Herpes Zoster
  • HPV
  • Pneumococcal

WA

Vaccines:

  • Influenza (5) 
  • Measles, mumps, rubella (16)
  • Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (dTpa) (11)
  • Meningococcal (MenACWY) (15)
  • Covid-19 (5) [Allow for TGA approved minimum age – 5 years is the minimum age of the vaccines available to community pharmacy]
  • HPV (11)

Legislation:

Special authority to immunise:

  • Interns: Yes
  • Pharmacy students: No
  • Other staff: No

Offsite vaccination authority:

  • Yes

NIP Access for Pharmacy: 

  • Influenza > 5 years
  • HPV > 11 years 
  • Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis > 11 years
  • Meningococcal (MenACWY) > 15 years
  • Measles, mumps, rubella > 20 years