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Recent updates in the area of immunisation include the Australian Immunisation Register Amendment Bill entering parliament, immunisation resources for families and health professionals and updates on DTP adolescent vaccinations.
The Australian Immunisation Register Amendment (Reporting) Bill 2020, which makes it mandatory for vaccination providers to report vaccines that have been administered to the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR), entered parliament on 2 December 2020. This Bill is an amendment to the existing Australian Immunisation Register Act 2015.
Currently, not all vaccination providers make a record in AIR when a vaccine is administered, which means that individuals or healthcare professionals may not have access to vaccination history. The effect of the amendments in the Bill is to ensure all vaccination providers report vaccines given, including any COVID-19 vaccine, to AIR.
These changes will ensure that every Australian can access their vaccine history through this safe and secure register and support the administration of COVID-19 vaccines and other lifesaving vaccines, including those against the flu and meningococcal.
You can read the full media release here.
Sharing Knowledge About Immunisation (SKAI) is a suite of vaccination communication support tools, designed to facilitate conversations about childhood immunisation between families and healthcare professionals. Below you will find information for both healthcare professionals and for parents.
Diphtheria, Tetanus and Pertussis (DTP) vaccinations for adolescents are now due at 14 years and overdue at 14.5 years.
The Department of Health updated the National due and overdue rules for immunisation to show the vaccines due in the age schedule.
Immunisation data has been migrated to the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) and since this migration, AIR records have been reassessed under the new rules to identify if individuals are missing any vaccinations.
We all expect storms and power failures to occur at this time of the year, so ensure your practice is prepared now, to reduce the impact these weather events have on your vaccines! Now is the time to check that policy and procedures are in place to safeguard your vaccines. If you would like a [&hell...
Influenza vaccinations are now available, and everyone is encouraged to talk to their GP to arrange getting a flu immunisation. It is especially important for those in vulnerable groups to be vaccinated against the flu, however expert medical advice is that everyone aged six months and over should b...
The Department of Health have launched the next phase of the Childhood Immunisation Education Campaign — ‘Get the Facts’ — to encourage Australian parents and carers to get their kids vaccinated. The campaign focuses on: the importance of vaccinating on time the protection vaccination provid...
The Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) is a national whole-of-life register and migration of historical vaccination data held by state and territory health departments is currently underway. During this transition period, some vaccination data will not be available on the AIR, in particular scho...
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