emmyb123 Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 Hi I was wondering if anyone would be able to advise me on what vaccinations are needed to enter Australia. Me and kids have just been for our medicals and the doctor has said we need hep a, hep b and he was talking about us needing a rabies injection. He has got this information from 1 of the nurses. They have said we need this as we are moving over for 2 years. We are moving over with the british army on a 2 year posting, I asked my hubby if he'd had the rabies injection but he said he'd never heard of having to have it. I am now a little confused because surely my hubby would know about it as it's his jobs we are coming over for. Just wondered if anyone else has had to have this. If we need it we need it but it's going to cost £550 to have the rabies done and another £105 each for the hep b. He also threw into the conversation a yellow fever injection as we are stopping over in Singapore for 2 days. If we need to get all these injections we have to have them done by 1st June as that's when we fly. Thankyou for taking the time to read :biggrin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest31881 Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 You do not need vaccinations for Australia, I believe the school children may be given Hep B when in Australia as part of the school age vaccination programme, but you certainly do not need any to travel here. There is no Rabies in Australia, sounds like a money making scheme to me . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freckleface Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 I can understand the Hep injections but Rabies? :nah: Also, I fly in and out of Singapore on a regular basis for a few days at a time and have never been advised to get Yellow Fever injections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmyb123 Posted March 13, 2012 Author Share Posted March 13, 2012 Thankyou both so much for that. I was really beginning to worry. Will I be better getting the kids hep b's done over here as they are 8,11 & 15. Are they past the school age vaccination programme age? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest31881 Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 Not sure exactly how it works, but i think your GP here will sort out what vaccinations they need, Hopefully someone with kids will be able to offer more constructive advice about the kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caramac Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 It might be worth having a look at the childhood immunisation programme for the state you're going to. My daughter had her hep B with her Gardasil in year 7 in Sydney. If it's the same for you you'd be too late for your 15 year old, but the others would be ok. I can't believe the dr saying you'd need rabies, especially someone who's able to do emigration medicals! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmyb123 Posted March 13, 2012 Author Share Posted March 13, 2012 We just went to our local gp for the medicals. The paperwork we received didn't say anything about going to a specialist for them. We received our paperwork from the army. Does this mean we will have to have them done again by someone else? :unsure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 We just went to our local gp for the medicals. The paperwork we received didn't say anything about going to a specialist for them. We received our paperwork from the army. Does this mean we will have to have them done again by someone else? :unsure: I'd not like to say. Perhaps the British Army have an agreement for families going over with a posting to Aus or some such. Have you asked at your UK end? If its being done via a posting it might be a bit different to normal migration procedures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rammygirl Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 I would deffo double check on the meds, normally they need to be done by a special panel doctor approved by DIAC , and they cost a few hundred quid. The details are here, what visa are you going on exactly? http://www.immi.gov.au/allforms/health-requirements/ You do not need any vaccinations for Singapore, unless you are going to be visiting a remote area, backpacking etc......... If you are staying in the city it is fine. Schools in OZ like to see vaccination records for children, you can check the education board for the region you are going to for more info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 We just went to our local gp for the medicals. The paperwork we received didn't say anything about going to a specialist for them. We received our paperwork from the army. Does this mean we will have to have them done again by someone else? :unsure: If your OH was a civilian going on a temporary visa you wouldn't need to do a medical at all (and neither would he unless he was going to be working in a hospital or school). Emigration medicals are only for permanent migrants. I'm guessing the Army's need for the medical was probably down to insurance (have they told you they'll cover your medical expenses in Oz?). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmyb123 Posted March 15, 2012 Author Share Posted March 15, 2012 I would deffo double check on the meds, normally they need to be done by a special panel doctor approved by DIAC , and they cost a few hundred quid.The details are here, what visa are you going on exactly? http://www.immi.gov.au/allforms/health-requirements/ You do not need any vaccinations for Singapore, unless you are going to be visiting a remote area, backpacking etc......... If you are staying in the city it is fine. Schools in OZ like to see vaccination records for children, you can check the education board for the region you are going to for more info. We haven't been told about a visa and haven't been asked for any paperwork to apply for one. They also only wanted a limited medical. The army is dealing with everything and we've only been asked for paperwork to apply for passports and medicals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmyb123 Posted March 15, 2012 Author Share Posted March 15, 2012 If your OH was a civilian going on a temporary visa you wouldn't need to do a medical at all (and neither would he unless he was going to be working in a hospital or school). Emigration medicals are only for permanent migrants. I'm guessing the Army's need for the medical was probably down to insurance (have they told you they'll cover your medical expenses in Oz?). Haven't been told about them covering our medical expenses. I'd better get my hubby to ask them as my oldest son is on medication for adhd. Thankyou for mentioning that I'd never thought of it.:biggrin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Haven't been told about them covering our medical expenses. I'd better get my hubby to ask them as my oldest son is on medication for adhd.Thankyou for mentioning that I'd never thought of it.:biggrin: Coming from the UK you are entitled to reciprocal medicare cards - but they don't cover everything. Ask about school fees as well. In some parts of Oz (I think NSW and ACT) temporary residents aren't entitled to free state schooling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maruska Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Hi, I am a nurse and I`ve never heard of someone who wasn`t exposed to rabies getting the vaccines ( they are multiple):err:. Hepatitis A abd B are very useful anywhere in the world ( don`t know about UK but here in USA my kids are already vaccinated for both). Maybe they meant tetanus? Now I am intrigued, I am going to look up some info if there is a new vaccine, if I find something I will let you know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maruska Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/vis/downloads/vis-rabies.pdf there you go:yes: is you husband a veterinarian in the army or are you going to live in a remote location or handling animals on daily basis? If not I really don`t see the reason:huh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest31881 Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Australia, does not have rabies, so there would never be a need for it to be given. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maruska Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Rabies_Free_Countries_Sourced_2010.svg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmyb123 Posted March 15, 2012 Author Share Posted March 15, 2012 We spoke to the army regarding the rabies vaccination and they told us we didn't need it as we will be living near a medical unit and they'd never heard of anyone going to Australia having to get it done. I think it was my gp being a little over cautious as he'd never done a medical for moving to Australia before. We've been told we only need hep A. I'm hoping nothing else is going to crop up as our flights are booked for 1st June :biggrin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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