Preparing you for placement and combating preventable diseases
Health and Medical Services Nathan and Gold Coast offer a variety of vaccination programs throughout the year for meningococcal, influenza, vaccinations required for travelling overseas, and more.
We can also help you prepare for your clinical placement by administering vaccinations specific to your needs. It's important that students attending a clinical placement are vaccinated and/or show immunity against various communicable diseases.
Vaccination programs
Need help with your immunisation records? We can help you work out what vaccinations you've had and what you need to have.
If you are attending a clinical placement, you'll need to be vaccinated and/or show immunity against various communicable diseases. Students are not able to attend placements if vaccinations and immunity are not up to date. Requirements for each degree vary, please see the Health Placement Support Hub for further details.
The Health and Medical Service can assist you to meet your mandatory requirements for vaccinations. All expenses associated with meeting these requirements are your responsibility. The costs of vaccines and serology tests are outlined in the table below (costs are subject to change). Prices effective 1 January 2024.
Nurse consultation | 0 Weeks | Four Weeks | 16 Weeks | Four Weeks after Dose 3 |
Evidence of Hep B vaccines AND serology | Dose 1 Hep B $25 | Dose 2 Hep B $25 | Dose 3 Hep B $25 | Hep B serology $17.25 |
Evidence of Varicella vaccines OR positive serology | Dose 1 Varicella vaccine $65 | Dose 2 Varicella vaccine $65 | OR | Varicella serology $17.25 |
Evidence of 2 x MMR vaccines OR positive serology | Dose 1 MMR vaccine | Dose 2 MMR vaccine | OR | MMR serology $46.60 |
| Evidence of Influenza vaccine | Annual Flu Vaccine $15 | |||
| Evidence of Covid-19 vaccines if required | Current Covid-19 vaccines. | |||
Evidence of dTpa vaccine within 10 years | dTpa vaccine $35 | |||
Exposure prone procedure form HIV and Hep C serology | If required HIV $27.50 Hep C $17.25 |
TB assessment |
Either email Metro South Clinical TB Service (msctb@health.qld.gov.au) at Princess Alexandra Hospital to book an appointment.
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Payments
Payments for vaccines can be made by credit card or debit card once you have seen a doctor. Invoices for payment of serology testing will be payable at the time of testing, you will be required to present the physical card. Make sure you bring all immunisation records to your appointment. These include immunisation history or baby book records, travel vaccination booklets and previous serology test results.
Accessing vaccination records
If you have been vaccinated in the past (for example in school) but do not have records, you may be able to access records through:
myGov
- Create your own Medicare online account via myGov.au
Australian Immunisation Register (AIR)
- If born before January 1996 contact AIR: 1800 653 809.
- Express Plus Medicare Mobile App.
Other
- Baby Book
- Vaccine history from GP
Public health units
Queensland
- Australian Capital Territory: 02 6205 2086
- New South Wales: 1300 066 055
- Victoria: 1300 882 008
- South Australia: 1300 232 272
- Western Australia: 08 9321 1312
- Northern Territory/Top End: 08 8922 8315
- Central Australia: 08 8951 6929
- Tasmania: 1800 671 738
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2024 influenza vaccines have arrived. Please contact the Health and Medical Service to arrange an appointment.
Annual flu vaccinations
The annual influenza vaccination continues to be the most important measure to prevent influenza and its complications. Influenza vaccinations are now available from Health and Medical Services at Gold Coast and Nathan campuses. Please contact your preferred location to book an appointment.
Who is eligible for government-funded vaccines?
Influenza vaccines are funded under the state and national immunisation programs for the following groups due to their increased risk of complications from influenza:
- The annual influenza vaccination continues to be the most important measure to prevent influenza and its complications. Influenza vaccinations are now available from Health and Medical Services at Gold Coast and Nathan campuses. Please contact your preferred location to book an appointment.
- all children from six months to less than five years of age (state funded)
- pregnant women at any stage of pregnancy (influenza and whooping cough vaccination can be given at the same time OR at different times during pregnancy). More information about whooping cough and influenza vaccination for pregnant women is available
- all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged six months and over
- individuals aged six months to under 65 years with medical conditions which increase the risk of influenza disease complications (for a full list, go to NCIRS Influenza Vaccines Fact Sheet).
2024 free flu vaccination program
All Queensland residents over the age of 6 months, including those without a Medicare card, can access the influenza vaccine for free in 2024 until 30 Sept 2024.
Planning a trip? You can get appropriate vaccinations (if needed for your destination) for usually just the cost of the vaccine itself. Both the Nathan and Gold Coast Health and Medical Service offer a range of travel vaccinations and the Gold Coast campus is Yellow Fever accredited.
You will need to see a doctor at least six weeks prior to departure. Make sure you bring all immunisation records to your appointment. These include immunisation history or baby book records, travel vaccination booklets and previous serology test results.
Be sure to check out the Smart Traveller website prior to leaving for helpful hints and tips about travelling.
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