Immunisation for adults

Man receiving a vaccination

Immunisation sessions
See times and dates of our sessions for children, adolescents and adults

We offer adult immunisations for people funded under the National Immunisation Program and people who want to buy vaccines.

You may be eligible for funded vaccines if you are:

  • over 65 years of age
  • Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
  • pregnant, about to become pregnant
  • living with certain medical conditions
  • part of a higher-risk group, such as men who have sex with men
  • immunocompromised. 

For more information about adult immunisations, visit the Better Health Channel to check your immunisation HALO.

Influenza / flu vaccine

Learn more about flu at Better Health Channel.

Immunisation against the flu is recommended for everyone aged 6 months and over. The 2026 flu vaccine is now available at all sessions for all clients aged 6 months and over.

We offer funded and fee-paying flu vaccine — check our immunisation sessions page for details. 

Vaccines recommended in pregnancy

Learn more about immunisation and pregnancy at Better Health Channel.

Our service can offer the following funded vaccines for pregnant people. The recommended window for your visit is between 28-32 weeks gestation, which will provide optimal protection in one visit.

  • Pertussis/whooping cough booster — recommended each pregnancy between 20-32 weeks gestation; provides limited protection after that. Given in combination as Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Whooping Cough.
  • Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine — recommended between 28-36 weeks gestation; provides limited protection after that. Babies of parents who do not receive an RSV vaccine before 36 weeks can be given another product after birth to provide protection.
  • Influenza/flu — recommended each pregnancy at any stage when available seasonally.

Partners and household members of people who are pregnant are recommended to receive a whooping cough booster if they have not had one in the last 5-10 years. This can be purchased at our sessions at a cost of $45 per dose.

These vaccines are available now at all sessions.

People aged 65 and over

Shingles vaccine

Shingrix vaccine is available under the National Immunisation Program (NIP) schedule, meaning certain people can access 2 doses of this vaccine for free.

To be eligible, you

  • must be aged 65 years or over, or 50 years or over for First Nations people, and
  • must not have had a dose of Zostavax within the last 12 months, and
  • must not have had an episode of acute shingles in the last 12 months.

Shingrix is given as 2 doses, spaced 2–6 months apart.

Shingrix is available now at all sessions.

Pneumococcal vaccine

From July 1 2026, a new vaccine will available under the NIP schedule to protect people aged 65 and over from pneumococcal disease.

A single dose of Capvaxive is recommended for everyone aged 65 and over, and First Nations people aged 25 and over.

People who have previously received a dose of any other pneumococcal vaccine will need to wait until 12 months after their last dose to get Capvaxive.

Capvaxive will be available after July 1 2026. Check back for updates.

People aged 75 and over

Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) vaccine

Arexvy is available under the NIP schedule to protect people aged 75 and over from RSV.

A single dose of Arexvy is recommended for everyone aged 75 and over, and First Nations people aged 60 and over.

Arexvy is now available at all sessions.

Contact us

Darebin Immunisation Service
270 Gower St, Preston 3072
Phone: 03 8470 8562
Email: immunise@darebin.vic.gov.au

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