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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.
You can read more information for health care professionals about the Australian Immunisation Register, and how to use it to record vaccinations and generate reports online.
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