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The City of Ryde has been providing an immunisation service to our local community for over 40 years. This service is available for all children from newborn to five years of age regardless of place of residence.
The City of Ryde Immunisation Program
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Provides an efficient, reliable and caring immunisation service.
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Holds immunisation clinics on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month, (except December, clinic on second Tuesday only). There are two sessions you may attend: Morning 9.30am to 11.30am, or evening 6.30pm to 8.30 pm.
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The Immunisation Clinics are centrally located in the Hall at the Argyle Centre, 33 Blaxland Road, Ryde.
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Employs a team of fully accredited Immunisation Nurses with many years of immunisation experience as well as paediatric expertise who administer the vaccines in a professional manner. 
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Maintains a computerised record keeping service, automatically sending out letters notifying parents and carers their child is due for immunisation- keeping your child up to date!
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Provides the latest information on new vaccines and immunisation schedules.
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Issues appointments on receipt of completed, signed Registration Cards (available from Early Childhood centres, by phoning the Immunisation Coordinator on 9952 8268 or you can download a registration card).
Administration Fees
An Administration Fee of $4 per child is requested.
Chickenpox vaccine is available for purchase at a cost of $60 + $4.00 administration fee for children not in the eligible 'free' groups. 
Immunisation is a simple, safe and effective way of protecting children and controlling childhood diseases in the community such as:
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Diphtheria/Tetanus/Whooping Cough/Polio/ Hib (Haemophilus influenzae type B)/ Hepatitis B): These are given as a single injection.
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Measles/Mumps/Rubella (MMR): These is given as a single injection.
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Varicella (Chicken Pox): This is given as a single injection.
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Meningococcal: This is given as a single injection.
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Pneumococcal (Prevenar): This is given as a single injection for children up to 2 years.
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Rotavirus (Rotarix): This is an oral vaccine given in 2 doses to 2 and 4 month old infants only.
All the common adverse events following immunisation are usually mild and transient and treatment is not usually required. If the adverse event following immunisation is severe or persistent, or if you are worried about yourself or your child's condition, see your doctor or immunisation clinic nurse as soon as possible or go to a hospital.
Commonly observed adverse events (conditions) following specific vaccines used in the Australian Vaccination Schedule
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Vaccine |
Common Reactions |
VZV
Varicella Zoster
(Chicken Pox)
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- Localized pain, redness and swelling at injection site
- Occasionally injection site nodule - may last many weeks (no treatment needed)
- Low grade temperature (fever)
Seen 5-26 days after vaccination:
- Pustular rash (2-5 lesions) usually at injection site which occasionally covers other parts of
the body |
MMR
(Measles/Mumps/Rubella) |
- Occasionally injection site nodule 13 may last many weeks (no treatment needed)
Seen 7 to 10 days after vaccination:
- Low grade temperature (fever) lasting 2-3 days, faint red rash (not infectious), head cold
and/or runny nose puffy eyes
- Drowsiness or tiredness
- Swelling of salivary glands |
Men CCV
(Meningococcal C) |
- Irritable, crying, unsettled and generally unhappy
- Loss of appetite
- Headache (usually observed in adolescent/adults)
- Localized pain, redness and swelling at injection site
- Occasionally injection site nodule 13 may last many weeks (no treatment needed)
- Low grade temperature (fever) |
| DTPa-containing vaccines & dTpa (Diphtheria/Tetanus/ Whooping Cough) |
- Irritable, crying, unsettled and generally unhappy
- Drowsiness or tiredness
- Localized pain, redness and swelling at injection site
- Occasionally injection site nodule 13 may last many weeks (no treatment needed)
- Low grade temperature (fever) |
| Influenza |
- Drowsiness or tiredness
- Muscle aches
- Localized pain, redness and swelling at injection site
- Occasionally injection site nodule 13 may last many weeks (no treatment needed)
- Low grade temperature (fever) |
IPV & IPV containing vaccines
(Inactivated Polio vaccine) |
- Muscle aches
- Localized pain, redness and swelling at the injection site
- Occasionally injection site nodule 13 may last many weeks (no treatment needed)
- Low grade temperature (fever) |
| Hepatitis B |
- Localized pain, redness and swelling at injection site
- Occasionally injection site nodule 13 may last many weeks (no treatment needed)
- Low grade temperature (fever) |
Hib
(Haemophilus Influenza type B) |
- Localized pain, redness and swelling at injection site
- Occasionally injection site nodule 13 may last many weeks (no treatment needed)
- Low grade temperature (fever) |
Rotavirus
(Rotarix Oral Vaccine) |
- Causes occasional diarrhoea or vomiting in the week following administration |
7vPCV
(Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine) |
- Localized pain, redness and swelling at injection site
- Occasionally injection site nodule 13 may last many weeks (no treatment needed) |
What to do to manage injection site discomfort
Many vaccine injections may result in soreness, redness, itching, swelling or burning at the injection site for 1 to 2 days. Paracetamol might be required to ease the discomfort. Sometimes a small, hard lump may persist for some weeks or months. This should not be of concern and requires no treatment.
Managing fever after immunisation
Give extra fluids to drink. Do not overdress the baby if hot. Although the routine use of paracetamol at the time of vaccination is no longer necessary, it may be required if, for example, an infant or child has a high fever following vaccination.
Taken from the National Health & Medical Research Council's Australian Immunisation Handbook
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