From 6 July 2022 people do not need to provide evidence of COVID-19 vaccination to enter Australia.
Find out which vaccines we recognise in Australia.
Check this page regularly to stay up to date. Advice may change.
We approve COVID-19 vaccines for use in Australia. This includes checking if they meet our high safety, quality and effectiveness standards.
We also recognise some vaccines that are used in other countries, but are not approved for use in Australia.
Receiving a Recognised Vaccine overseas may contribute to a persons vaccination status in Australia, particular whether a person is considered ‘fully vaccinated’.
From 6 July 2022 people do not need to provide evidence of COVID-19 vaccination to enter Australia
Vaccines approved for use in Australia
We recognise all vaccines that are provisionally approved for use in Australia. These include:
- Comirnaty (Pfizer)
- Vaxzevria (AstraZeneca)
- Spikevax or Takeda (Moderna)
- COVID-19 Vaccine Janssen (Janssen)
- Nuvaxovid (Biocelect on behalf of Novavax).
Need more information about our approval process? Find out how we assess COVID-19 vaccines.
Vaccines used in other countries that we recognise in Australia
As of 17 January 2022, we recognise the following vaccines that people may have received overseas:
- Coronavac (Sinovac)
- Covishield (AstraZeneca - Serum Institute of India)
- BBIBP-CorV (Sinopharm China)
- Covaxin (Bharat Biotech)
- Sputnik V (Gamaleya Research Institute)
Travelling to Australia
Read What I need to do before I travel on the Department of Home Affairs website and COVID-19 vaccinations on smartraveller.gov.au.
Download our reports
- Full report from 13 May 2022: COVID-19 vaccines not registered in Australia but in current international use - TGA advice on 'recognition' (pdf,1.46Mb)
- Full report from 17 January 2022: COVID-19 vaccines not registered in Australia but in current international use - TGA advice on 'recognition' (pdf,2Mb)
- Summary report from 1 November 2021: COVID-19 vaccines not registered in Australia but in current international use - TGA advice on 'recognition' (pdf,183kb)
- Full report from 27 September 2021: COVID-19 vaccines not registered in Australia but in current international use - TGA advice on 'recognition' (1.6Mb)