Pregnant people schedule point

Pregnant individuals are given two vaccinations at the pregnant people National Immunisation Program schedule point:

• Afluria Quad, Fluarix Tetra, FluQuadri, Influvac Tetra or Vaxigrip Tetra protects against influenza
• Adacel or Boostrix protects against diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough (dTpa)

AusVaxSafety has been conducting surveillance of the vaccines given at the pregnant people schedule point on a continuous basis since 2019. The analysis has remained constant over this time and not identified any safety concerns.

The latest medical attendance rate for the pregnant people schedule point is below and will be updated on a quarterly basis.

In April 2022, the vaccine safety survey used for active surveillance of vaccines on the National Immunisation Program was updated to replicate the vaccine safety survey used for COVID-19 and seasonal influenza vaccine surveillance to allow for better comparison across all vaccines monitored. Data displayed on this page show analysis of the new survey. Reassuringly, data from the new vaccine safety survey are comparable to the rates reported in the previous survey.

More detailed safety data from the pregnant people schedule point is available from the 2022 Vaccine Safety in Australia AusVaxSafety Summary Report below.

Access AusVaxSafety data from the pregnant people schedule point for 2022