Vaccinations
Vaccination plays a vital role in protecting individuals and communities from serious, preventable diseases. Our GPs offer a full range of immunisations for all ages, tailored to your personal health needs, travel plans, and occupational requirements.
We provide:
- Childhood vaccinations – administered in line with the National Immunisation Program, typically scheduled at 2, 4, 6, 12, and 18 months, and at 4 years of age
- Adult vaccinations – including influenza, whooping cough (pertussis), shingles, and pneumococcal vaccines and more.
- Travel vaccinations – tailored to your destination and travel itinerary, hepatitis A/B, typhoid, and more.
- Occupational vaccinations – for work-related requirements such as healthcare, aged care, or international deployment.
Please speak with your doctor to discuss your vaccination needs and ensure your immunisation records are up to date.
Supporting New Farm and Surrounding Brisbane Suburbs
We provide vaccinations and immunisation services for patients living in New Farm and surrounding Brisbane suburbs including Fortitude Valley, Bowen Hills, Teneriffe, Spring Hill and Newstead. Our clinic is located in Merthyr Village Shopping Centre, making it convenient for patients from nearby areas to attend vaccination appointments and GP consultations.
Travel Vaccinations New Farm For Overseas Trips
Travel vaccination advice should reflect the journey you are actually planning rather than relying on a standard list for an entire country. Your GP may consider the destinations and stopovers on your route, the length of your trip, accommodation, planned activities, seasonal risks and whether you will spend time outside major cities.
Your medical circumstances also matter. Previous immunisations, age, pregnancy, regular medications, allergies, chronic health conditions and earlier vaccine reactions may influence which vaccines are suitable and when they should be administered.
Depending on the itinerary and individual risk assessment, travel vaccinations may provide protection against illnesses such as:
- Hepatitis A and hepatitis B
- Typhoid
- Yellow fever
- Rabies
- Japanese encephalitis
- Meningococcal disease
- Influenza
- Measles
- Polio
Not every traveller visiting the same destination will require identical vaccinations. Someone staying briefly in a major city may receive different advice from a person backpacking for several months, visiting rural communities or expecting contact with animals.
Where possible, arrange a travel health appointment around 6 to 12 weeks before departure. Some vaccines involve multiple doses or require time for an immune response to develop. Travellers with less time before departure may still benefit from seeking medical advice.
Bring your complete itinerary, including stopovers and possible side trips, together with any available vaccination records. Your doctor can review routine immunisations, discuss destination-related risks and explain the difference between vaccines recommended for personal protection and those required under the entry rules of particular countries.
RSV Vaccines Now Available for Patients Aged 75 and Over
Merthyr Medical is pleased to advise that RSV vaccines are now available on site for eligible patients aged 75 years and over.
RSV, or Respiratory Syncytial Virus, can cause respiratory illness and may lead to more serious complications in older adults. Vaccination can help provide protection and may be recommended depending on your age, health history and individual risk factors.
Patients aged 75 and over are encouraged to speak with their GP to discuss whether the RSV vaccine is suitable for them.
Book your appointment online or contact our reception team for more information.
Travel Vaccination Frequently Asked Questions
No. Recommendations may vary according to trip duration, planned activities, regional or remote travel, accommodation, season, health history and previous immunisations. Advice is based on the individual traveller as well as the destination.
It is generally helpful to arrange an appointment 6 to 12 weeks before leaving Australia. This provides time to review your records and complete any vaccine courses that may involve more than one dose. An appointment may still be worthwhile if your departure date is closer.
Not necessarily. A vaccine may be medically recommended without being a legal condition of entry. Some countries may require documented evidence of a particular vaccination depending on the traveller’s route, recent destinations or stopovers.
They can. The countries you transit through may affect health recommendations or entry documentation, particularly if you leave the airport or have recently travelled through an area where certain infections occur. Include all stopovers when discussing your itinerary with your GP.
Trip length is only one part of the assessment. The destination, planned activities, accommodation, food and water exposure, animal contact and access to healthcare can also affect the advice provided.
General Vaccination Frequently Asked Questions
Adult vaccination requirements vary with age, medical history, occupation, pregnancy, previous immunisations and exposure risks. Vaccines commonly discussed include influenza, COVID-19, whooping cough, shingles, pneumococcal disease, tetanus, diphtheria and measles, mumps and rubella.
Vaccinations administered in Australia may be recorded on the Australian Immunisation Register. Records from a previous clinic, workplace, school or overseas provider may also be useful. Your GP can review the information available and discuss whether any routine doses or boosters are due.
Childhood vaccinations are generally administered at recommended ages under the National Immunisation Program. If scheduled doses have been delayed or missed, a GP can review the child’s record and discuss an appropriate catch-up schedule.
A mild illness without a significant fever does not always prevent vaccination. However, vaccination may be postponed if you are acutely unwell. Tell your doctor about your symptoms before the vaccine is administered.
Temporary soreness, redness or swelling at the injection site can occur. Some people may also experience tiredness, headache, muscle aches or a mild fever. Seek medical advice if a reaction is severe, unexpected or causing concern.
Allergies, medications, pregnancy, health conditions and previous vaccine reactions may influence whether a vaccine is suitable or whether additional precautions are needed. This information helps your doctor complete an appropriate pre-vaccination assessment.
Some vaccines can be administered at the same visit. The appropriate timing depends on the vaccines involved, your immunisation history and individual health circumstances. Your GP can advise whether separate appointments are required.
Occupational vaccination may be relevant for people working in healthcare, aged care, childcare, laboratories, emergency services or roles involving international deployment. Bring any employer documentation and available immunisation records to the appointment.
RSV vaccination may be discussed with older adults, including eligible patients aged 75 and over, depending on their health history and individual risk factors. A GP can assess whether the vaccine is appropriate.
