Background

The BCG vaccine helps protect children from tuberculosis, with more information on this infectious disease available at the RCH Kids Health information website:  http://www.rch.org.au/kidsinfo/fact_sheets/TB_tuberculosis/

Making an appointment

Please Note: The RCH BCG clinic is fully booked until May 2025 for planned travel June 2025 onwards.

RCH runs an outpatient clinic once a week that provides BCG vaccine to infants less than 12 months of age. This clinic is run on Tuesday mornings (9am - 1230pm).

Due to high demand for appointments the RCH BCG clinic do not run a waitlist.

A general practitioner or specialist referral is required to attend this clinic.

• To make an appointment please call our RCH Immunisation Hotline
1300 882 924 (option 4)
• An appointment should be made 4-6 weeks prior to departure to give enough time for the
vaccine to be effective

What to expect following BCG vaccine?

We have developed an information handout regarding BCG vaccine

http://www.rch.org.au/uploadedFiles/Main/Content/immunisation/KHI_Fact_Sheet_template_Aug_2014.pdf

Private BCG clinics

There are a number of private travel clinics which include BCG vaccine delivery and other travel advice.  Please search for BCG Vaccine clinic for children Melbourne for the details of these travel clinics.