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Launch of National Immunisation Program Vaccinations in Pharmacy (NIPVIP) program

February 1, 2024
|In Show all, External News
|By Rachael McGuire

The Australian government’s National Immunisation Program Vaccinations in Pharmacy (NIPVIP) program commenced on 1 January 2024. 

The NIPVIP allows individuals aged 5 years and over to receive scheduled NIP vaccines in a community pharmacy at no financial cost. 

Read more about NIPVIP on the Department of Health and Aged Care website and the Pharmacy Programs Administrator website. 

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The Melbourne Vaccine Education Centre (MVEC) is an educational website, developed with the aim of providing up-to-date immunisation information for both healthcare professionals and members of the public. We are based at Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI), a research organisation, and are affiliated with SAEFVIC (Surveillance of Adverse Events Following Vaccination in the Community), the Victorian Vaccine Safety Service.

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