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2.3 Groups with special vaccination requirements

2.3.12 Vaccination of injecting drug users

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2.3 Groups with Special Vaccination Requirements - updated July 2009
2.3.1 Vaccination of children who have had a serious adverse event following immunisation (AEFI)
2.3.2 Vaccination of women planning pregnancy, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and preterm infants - updated July 2009
2.3.3 Vaccination of individuals with impaired immunity due to disease or treatment - updated July 2009
2.3.4 Vaccination of recent recipients of normal human immunoglobulin - updated July 2009
2.3.5 Vaccination of patients following receipt of other blood products including blood transfusions - updated July 2009
2.3.6 Vaccination of patients with bleeding disorders
2.3.7 Vaccination before or after anaesthesia/surgery
2.3.8 Vaccination of those at occupational risk
2.3.9 Vaccination of immigrants to Australia
2.3.10 Vaccination of inmates of correctional facilities
2.3.11 Vaccination of men who have sex with men
2.3.12 Vaccination of injecting drug users

Please note: due to continuous updates being made to the Immunisation Handbook, the page number on the electronic version will not always match the hard copy version.

Injecting drug users are at risk of acquiring hepatitis A and hepatitis B, and should be vaccinated against these infections (see Chapter 3.5, Hepatitis A and Chapter 3.6, Hepatitis B).