title: School-based vaccination in NSW.
abstract: Over the past decade the number of recommended and funded vaccines for adolescents has increased, becoming a substantial part of the National Immunisation Program in Australia. In response, NSW has implemented disease-specific vaccination campaigns for both children and adolescents and more recently established a routine high school-based vaccination program to administer vaccines to this often hard to reach group. This paper outlines the history of school-based vaccination in NSW from its commencement in 1971 to coverage from early disease-specific programs, and describes the implementation of the current program of routine vaccination. Substantial coverage has been achieved across the age spectrum 5-17 years, highlighting the effectiveness of the school-based vaccination program in reaching large numbers of adolescents.
authors.affiliation: National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance, The Children's Hospital at Westmead. kirstenw@chw.edu.au
authors.forename: Kirsten F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Ward
authors.forename: Robert I
authors.initials: RI
authors.lastname: Menzies
authors.forename: Helen E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Quinn
authors.forename: Sue
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Campbell-Lloyd
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001315:Australia; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D007115:Immunization Schedule; D008297:Male; D009517:New South Wales; D012574:Schools / Q000266:history; D014611:Vaccination / Q000266:history*