Tasmania Vaccine Solutions

Tasmania Vaccine Solutions Welcome! I’m a Tasmanian Authorised Nurse Immuniser. I’m here to make vaccination simple, safe & accessible. This space is built on care, consent & community.

Kindness is welcome, abuse is not. Let’s look after each other.

A bit of Smithton history that I never get tired of seeing.Every time I’m on the North West Coast, I find myself admirin...
16/06/2026

A bit of Smithton history that I never get tired of seeing.

Every time I’m on the North West Coast, I find myself admiring the old Duck River Butter Factory. Built in the early 1900s, it stands as a reminder of the region’s agricultural roots and the generations of people who helped build Circular Head into what it is today.

I spend a lot of time travelling around Tasmania for work, but landmarks like this always make me slow down for a moment and appreciate the history, character and resilience of our regional towns.

Smithton, you have some gems. ❤️

What a fantastic morning at the Rocherlea Football Club.We were privileged to provide free flu vaccinations to 28 commun...
13/06/2026

What a fantastic morning at the Rocherlea Football Club.

We were privileged to provide free flu vaccinations to 28 community members today.

Families from many different backgrounds attended, including newly arrived migrants and members of the Bhutanese, African and Nepalese communities.

A huge thank you to Stephen and everyone at the Rocherlea Football Club for opening their doors and making us feel so welcome. Community partnerships like this make a real difference.

Access to healthcare isn’t always easy. Sometimes all it takes is bringing services to where people already are and making them feel welcome.

Thank you to everyone who came along, asked questions, rolled up their sleeve, and trusted us with their care.

Today was a reminder that when communities and local organisations work together, good things happen.

💉 FREE COMMUNITY FLU CLINIC 💉Everyone deserves access to healthcare.Please note: the clinic venue has changed to provide...
11/06/2026

💉 FREE COMMUNITY FLU CLINIC 💉

Everyone deserves access to healthcare.

Please note: the clinic venue has changed to provide better access, parking and space for the community.

Thanks to donated vaccines and community support, we’re offering free flu vaccinations for anyone who would like one.

✅ Free flu vaccine

✅ No Medicare card required

✅ Walk in, no appointment needed

✅ Consent completed on the day

✅ Needle-free nasal flu vaccines available while stocks last

Whether you’re new to Australia, between jobs, don’t have Medicare, or simply haven’t had a chance to get vaccinated this year, you’re welcome.

📅 Saturday 13 June 2026

⏰ 10:00am – 1:00pm

📍 Rocherlea Football Club, 41 Archer Street, Rocherlea

Bring a friend, bring your family, or just drop in.

If you live here, you deserve access to healthcare.

Proudly delivered by Tasmania Vaccine Solutions, your local nurse-led immunisation service.

Please note: This post is intended to share information about a free community vaccination clinic for those who choose to be vaccinated.

Tasmania Vaccine Solutions respects that healthcare decisions are personal. We will not be engaging in debates about vaccination in the comments and reserve the right to remove comments that are abusive, misleading, or detract from the purpose of this community event.

Thank you for helping us keep the discussion respectful and focused on providing access to healthcare for those who wish to attend.

Why one HPV vaccine dose could be a huge deal A major long-term study involving more than 20,000 girls and young women h...
09/06/2026

Why one HPV vaccine dose could be a huge deal

A major long-term study involving more than 20,000 girls and young women has delivered its clearest evidence yet: one dose of the HPV vaccine protects just as well as two doses at preventing the strains most linked to cervical cancer. It found the protection against HPV16 and HPV18 the types responsible for most cervical cancers was similarly high whether participants received one or two shots.

This isn’t just about convenience, it’s about access and impact.
One dose means:
✔ fewer clinic visits
✔ fewer missed opportunities
✔ easier catch-ups for teens who started but didn’t finish a multi-dose schedule
✔ and potentially higher overall coverage, especially where vaccine rates are slipping.

Australia has already moved to a single-dose HPV schedule for most people aged 9–25 as part of the National Immunisation Program, based on solid local and international evidence showing strong protection from one dose.

Here’s the big picture:

🧬 HPV vaccination works. It dramatically lowers the risk of persistent HPV infections that lead to cervical and other cancers. High coverage in Australia has already helped reduce disease and moves us closer to eliminating cervical cancer as a public health problem.

📉 Coverage matters. In 2023, most Aussie teens had received at least one dose, but rates are lower in remote and socioeconomically disadvantaged areas and when coverage drops, outbreaks and preventable disease rise.

📍 One dose doesn’t compromise protection, early data shows strong, long-lasting immune responses that stabilise over time and protect against the HPV types that cause the vast majority of HPV-related cancers.

The takeaway?
Vaccine completion matters but if streamlining schedules makes it easier for more people to be protected, that’s a win for families, communities, and our long-term goal of preventing cancer before it ever starts.

Reference:
Andronicos, L. (2025, December 15). One dose of HPV vax is enough. Medical Republic. https://champ.ly/TDOr31DU

Myth Busting Monday | Tassie Nurse Edition“Anyone can vaccinate.”Righto.And anyone can skipper a fishing boat across Bas...
07/06/2026

Myth Busting Monday | Tassie Nurse Edition

“Anyone can vaccinate.”

Righto.
And anyone can skipper a fishing boat across Bass Strait because they’ve seen Deadliest Catch.

Vaccination isn’t “just a jab”.
It’s not something you learn between smoko and lunch at the shed.

To vaccinate legally in Australia (yes, even in Tassie), you must be:

a registered health professional, and

authorised under state legislation.

For nurses, that means:

approved immunisation training

annual accreditation (every year, no skipping)

working under an approved vaccination program

knowing the Australian Immunisation Handbook better than the weather forecast

And the injection itself?
That’s the easy bit.

The real work is:

screening out the bloke who definitely shouldn’t be vaccinated today

spotting a vasovagal before someone face-plants on a community hall floor

recognising anaphylaxis in real time (not after “she’ll be right”)

keeping cold chain intact while driving halfway across the state

If “anyone could vaccinate”, we wouldn’t need:

adrenaline on hand

emergency training

strict governance

professional indemnity

Public Health approvals

Vaccinators aren’t over the top.
They’re prepared.

So no, anyone can’t vaccinate.

And in a state where help might be an hour away, that training matters even more.

Throwback Thursday: The rise of public health nursingFlorence Nightingale is often remembered as “the lady with the lamp...
03/06/2026

Throwback Thursday: The rise of public health nursing

Florence Nightingale is often remembered as “the lady with the lamp.”

But she was also a systems thinker, statistician, reformer, and early public health leader.

During the Crimean War, many soldiers were not dying primarily from battle wounds. They were dying from infection, overcrowding, poor sanitation, poor ventilation, and contaminated water.

Nightingale did not just observe the problem.

She measured it.

She collected data, analysed mortality rates, and used visual statistics, including her famous coxcomb charts, to show what was happening and advocate for change.

Clean water.
Ventilation.
Hand hygiene.
Waste removal.
Nutrition.

Her work helped shift nursing beyond bedside care alone and into prevention, population health, environmental health, and systems improvement.

That is what still resonates today.

Public health nursing has always been about more than kindness. It is about observation, evidence, prevention, and redesigning systems so fewer people become unwell in the first place.

History reminder:

Good nursing care is compassionate.

Great public health nursing is compassionate, organised, evidence-informed, and brave enough to look at the system around the patient.

Meningococcal B: It Works and It’s ExpensiveHere’s the truth we don’t always say clearly enough:The meningococcal B vacc...
01/06/2026

Meningococcal B: It Works and It’s Expensive

Here’s the truth we don’t always say clearly enough:

The meningococcal B vaccine is effective but it’s expensive.

And that cost matters.

Meningococcal B is a rare but devastating disease. When it hits, it can progress fast and leave families dealing with death, brain injury, amputations, or lifelong disability. Vaccination is the best protection we have.

But unlike some other meningococcal vaccines, MenB isn’t universally funded under the National Immunisation Program. For many families, that means paying hundreds of dollars out of pocket often per child, and often for multiple doses.

What that creates, in real life, is a gap:
• Families who can afford it get protection
• Families who can’t are left weighing cost against risk
• Clinicians are left having hard conversations without an easy solution

This isn’t about questioning the science. The vaccine works.

It’s about access.

In smaller states and regional communities, cost is one of the biggest barriers to uptake. Not lack of trust. Not lack of information. Just affordability.

When we talk about prevention, we also need to talk honestly about equity. A vaccine that exists but is financially out of reach for many families is not truly accessible public health.

Truth telling means holding both things at once:
✔️ MenB vaccination saves lives
✔️ Cost remains a real barrier for many families

And until that gap is addressed at a system level, families and clinicians will keep navigating difficult choices that shouldn’t be theirs alone.

This is where good evidence meets real-world constraints.
If we want prevention to work, it has to be accessible, not just available.

Campbell Town Community Flu Vaccination Clinic - Today! We’re set up at the Girl Guide Hall, King Street, Campbell Town ...
30/05/2026

Campbell Town Community Flu Vaccination Clinic - Today!

We’re set up at the Girl Guide Hall, King Street, Campbell Town today from 9:00am to 1:00pm.

If there is enough community demand, we’re happy to stay longer.

Available today:
✅ Needle-free nasal flu vaccine for children (ages 2-17) - $65
✅ Standard flu vaccination - $27

Whether you’re heading into winter, looking after your family, or just want to tick it off the to-do list, we’d love to see you.

No long waits. No need to travel to the city. Just local, nurse-led vaccination care right here in Campbell Town.

Girl Guide Hall, King Street, Campbell Town
9:00am - 1:00pm (and potentially later if demand requires)

Myth:“Fever after vaccination is dangerous.”This one comes up a lot, especially with Bexsero, so let’s slow it right dow...
30/05/2026

Myth:
“Fever after vaccination is dangerous.”

This one comes up a lot, especially with Bexsero, so let’s slow it right down and talk physiology, not fear.

First: fever itself is not the enemy.
A fever is a normal immune response. It means the immune system has recognised something and is responding. Kids get fevers with infections all the time. That’s not automatically dangerous, it’s biology doing its job.

Now, vaccines.
Vaccines deliberately stimulate the immune system. Some, like Bexsero, are known to cause higher rates of fever, particularly in infants. This isn’t a surprise side effect. It’s expected, studied, and planned for.

That’s why parents are advised to give paracetamol around Bexsero doses.
Not because the vaccine is unsafe.
Not because fever is inherently harmful.
But because we already know that this vaccine can trigger a stronger inflammatory response, and paracetamol helps keep babies comfortable and reduces the chance of high fever.

Important point:
Giving paracetamol does not stop the vaccine working.
It doesn’t “weaken the immune response”.
It simply manages symptoms while the immune system does its thing.

Let’s also be clear about risk.
A short-lived, expected fever after vaccination is not the same as a fever caused by serious infection. The danger people worry about (sepsis, meningitis, brain injury) comes from uncontrolled disease, not from a monitored, predictable vaccine response.

In fact, the diseases Bexsero protects against can cause:
very high fevers
rapid deterioration
brain injury
death

Perspective matters.

So when we say “fever after vaccination”, what we’re really talking about is:
a temporary immune response
that’s been anticipated
that parents are guided through
with clear safety advice

Bottom line:
Fever ≠ harm.
Fever ≠ failure.
Fever after vaccination = immune system responding, with guardrails in place.

One of the unexpected perks of this job isn’t the vaccinations.It’s the people.Yesterday morning I held a flu vaccinatio...
29/05/2026

One of the unexpected perks of this job isn’t the vaccinations.

It’s the people.

Yesterday morning I held a flu vaccination clinic at McKillop Insurance Brokers, and after the clinic the team invited me to stay for morning tea.

Those little moments, sitting down after the clinic and getting to know the people behind the business, are often the best part of my day.

It’s a privilege to be invited into your workplaces and trusted with your health. 💙

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