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With borders reopening and greater population movement, a resurgence of influenza activity is expected. Influenza vaccine coverage in Australia in 2021 has been lower compared to 2020.
Influenza vaccination with the 2021 vaccine is recommended for anyone aged 6 months and over who has not had an influenza vaccine this year, particularly those in higher risk groups.
It is also recommended those planning international travel receive the 2021 influenza vaccination before departure.
Influenza vaccines can be co-administered with COVID-19 vaccines and immunisation providers should check a vaccine’s expiry date before administration and not issue expired vaccines.
Further information and links to the updated advice is available on the Department of Health website.
Here are some useful tips for using the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR). How to amend an incorrectly recorded vaccination How to submit information to the AIR for a non-Medicare individual How to correctly report influenza vaccines to the AIR How to report newborn vaccinations for infants who...
World Immunisation Week highlights the collective action needed to protect people from vaccine-preventable diseases. Under the theme of “The Big Catch Up”, the World Health Organisation (WHO) is working with partners to accelerate rapid progress in countries to get back on track and to ensure mo...
The Gold Coast Public Health Unit (GCPHU) have reviewed the Gold Coast’s childhood immunisation rates and noticed a decrease over the last 12 months. The aim is to achieve 95% immunisation coverage for QLD children (under 5 years) to achieve herd immunity and minimise the impact of vaccine prevent...
Queensland Health is emailing GPs with a copy of the close-out declaration. Any variance in the close declaration versus doses paid will be followed up directly with the GP. The process for re-paying money to QH will be via QH generating an invoice for payment. If no variance is reported – a close...
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