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Victorian Department of Health: Nurse immunisers approved to administer MMR vaccines to infants from 6 months of age

February 12, 2026
|In Show all, External News
|By Alice Black

Victoria’s Chief Health Officer has approved Nurse Immunser-led administration of measles-containing vaccines to infants from 6 months of age who are travelling overseas. This authorisation is in accordance with ATAGI recommendations.

Victorian Department of Health: Nurse immunisers – approved client groups

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