page_title: National Immunisation Program Schedule
hierarchical_section_title: National Immunisation Program Schedule
caption_attribution_description: English: Jonas Salk at the University of Pittsburgh where he developed the first polio vaccine.
context_page_description: The Australian National Immunisation Program Schedule sets out the immunisations Australians are given at different stages in their life. The program aims to reduce the number of preventable disease cases in Australia by increasing national immunisation coverage. The program starts for an Australian when they are born. Vaccinations are given at birth, then again when the baby is 2 months, 4 months, 6 months, 12 months and 18 months. The immunisation schedule continues when the child is 4 years old, and then into adolescent years. The program is not compulsory and parents have the choice if they want their child vaccinated.
context_section_description: The Australian National Immunisation Program Schedule sets out the immunisations Australians are given at different stages in their life. The program aims to reduce the number of preventable disease cases in Australia by increasing national immunisation coverage. The program starts for an Australian when they are born. Vaccinations are given at birth, then again when the baby is 2 months, 4 months, 6 months, 12 months and 18 months. The immunisation schedule continues when the child is 4 years old, and then into adolescent years.  The program is not compulsory and parents have the choice if they want their child vaccinated.
caption: Jonas Salk holding two bottles containing the polio vaccine he created in 1955 
   One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a work  in the public domain:  The photograph is of Jonas Salk, the author of the photograph is The Owl, and the photograph was taken in 1957
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