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Hospital and healthcare workers

For clinical staff in hospitals, GP clinics, allied health and community health

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Healthcare workers carry both a personal infection risk and a duty of care to vulnerable patients. The Australian Immunisation Handbook recommends a defined baseline of immunity, and Victoria sets additional requirements through Secretary and Ministerial Directions for specified roles in prescribed settings.

If you work in a hospital, primary-care clinic, community health service, allied-health practice or paramedic service in Victoria, this page tells you exactly what immunity you need to demonstrate, what your employer will ask to see, and what we can complete in a single appointment.

The schedule

What you need to demonstrate

Listed as immunity to demonstrate, not shots to receive — many adults have evidence of immunity already (from childhood vaccination, prior serology or AIR records) and need only the gaps filled.

Required

Annual influenza vaccination
Mandatory under the Victorian Secretary Direction for specified healthcare workers in prescribed settings; must be current by 15 August each year. Single dose per season, free under the NIP if your employer doesn't fund it.
Hepatitis B
Three-dose course (0, 1, 6 months) with post-vaccination serology confirming an anti-HBs result of ≥10 mIU/mL. Critical for anyone with potential blood or body-fluid exposure.
Measles, mumps and rubella (MMR)
Two documented doses or serology showing immunity. Healthcare workers are a high-risk group for both acquiring and transmitting measles.
Varicella (chickenpox)
Two doses or serology showing immunity. History of chickenpox infection is generally accepted as evidence of immunity.
Whooping cough (dTpa)
A single adult dose, particularly important for healthcare workers in contact with newborns and pregnant patients. Repeat every 10 years.

Strongly recommended

COVID-19
Strongly recommended for healthcare workers per ATAGI advice. The Victorian Secretary Direction was revoked in October 2025, but many employers continue to require currency through their own workforce policy.
Hepatitis A
Recommended for paediatric staff and any role with regular faecal exposure risk.

Legal basis

The Victorian Public Health and Wellbeing (Pandemic Management) Act and the Health Services Act underpin Secretary and Ministerial Directions that require seasonal influenza vaccination for specified healthcare workers in prescribed settings (hospitals, ambulance services, certain community-health settings). The Australian Immunisation Handbook (most recent online edition) sets the recommended baseline for all other healthcare worker vaccines. The Worksafe Victoria duty of care under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 also applies — employers must take reasonably practicable steps to protect workers from infectious-disease exposures.

COVID-19 status (Victoria, October 2025)

The Victorian Secretary Direction mandating COVID-19 vaccination for healthcare workers was revoked in October 2025. ATAGI continues to strongly recommend COVID-19 vaccination for healthcare workers, and most public-sector hospitals and many private employers still require evidence of current vaccination through workforce policy. Check your specific employer's requirement.

Proof of vaccination

What your employer needs to see

For every occupational requirement above, the accepted proof in Victoria is the same single document: your AIR Immunisation History Statement. You download it yourself and provide it to your employer — they do not access the Australian Immunisation Register directly.

1
Sign in to myGov
Visit my.gov.au and sign in (or create an account). Link the Medicare service if it isn't already linked.
2
Open the Australian Immunisation Register
From the Medicare service menu, open Immunisation history. Or download the Medicare Express Plus app and find the same screen there.
3
Download the Immunisation History Statement (PDF)
Click "View immunisation history statement" — a PDF generates with every dose, batch number, date and provider. Send this to your employer.

Step-by-step screenshots are on the AIR record helper page. Every dose we administer is submitted to the AIR within 24 hours.

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Scope boundary

What we do in one visit, what we refer

We're honest about where the pharmacy scope ends. Some checks (e.g. serology blood tests, post-exposure prophylaxis) need a GP, pathology service or hospital — and we'll tell you that on the day.

In one visit at our clinic

Annual influenza vaccination in a single appointment, with AIR submission so your employer sees it on your Immunisation History Statement within 24 hours.
Hepatitis B vaccination (the three-dose course at 0, 1 and 6 months).
MMR catch-up under the Victorian state-funded program if you are aged 20–59 without two documented doses (free).
Varicella, dTpa and COVID-19 boosters where currently funded or available privately.
Recording overseas vaccinations on the AIR (separate $25 fee) where you have a verifiable record.

Referred elsewhere

Hepatitis B post-vaccination serology (anti-HBs blood test) — your GP or an Australian Clinical Labs / Dorevitch collection centre.
Varicella or measles serology where vaccination history is uncertain — same pathology pathway.
Specific clinical assessment for needle-stick or post-exposure prophylaxis — your employer's occupational health service or emergency department.

Common questions

FAQs about hospital & healthcare vaccinations

I work in a public hospital — do I have to get the flu shot every year?

Yes — under the Victorian Secretary Direction, seasonal influenza vaccination is mandatory for specified healthcare workers in prescribed settings, and must be current by 15 August each year. Your employer is required to maintain a record of your current vaccination status.

What if I had hep B vaccination at university but don't remember my serology result?

Bring whatever record you have. We can check your AIR record for entries from 2016 onwards. If serology was done outside that period and isn't on file, you'll need a fresh anti-HBs blood test (your GP or any pathology collection centre). The blood test is the regulator-accepted evidence of immunity, not the dose record alone.

My employer wants proof of COVID-19 vaccination but the Direction was revoked. Do I still need it?

The legal Direction was revoked in October 2025, but your individual employer can still require current COVID-19 vaccination through their own workforce policy — most public hospitals and many private employers do. Check your employment contract or HR policy.

How does my employer actually see my vaccination status?

The Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement. Download it from myGov (Medicare service) or the Medicare Express Plus app. We submit every dose we administer to the AIR within 24 hours so it appears on your statement immediately. You provide the statement to your employer; the employer doesn't access the AIR directly.

I'm a graduate nurse starting in two weeks — can you do everything in one visit?

In one visit we can do the annual flu shot, start your hep B course (if you don't have one), and administer dTpa, MMR catch-up and COVID-19 if you need them. The hep B course needs three doses over six months, and the serology blood test happens at the end. Bring whatever record you have.

Do I need a referral from my GP?

No — for any vaccine we deliver in our scope, you can walk in or book directly. We confirm your eligibility and complete the screening at the appointment.

Sources and further reading

General information only — not personal medical advice. Vaccines are described by disease or category in line with the Therapeutic Goods Advertising Code. Your AHPRA-registered immuniser confirms what applies to you at the pre-vaccination screening.

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