Immunisation coverage
Page content: Overview | School Entry Immunisation Certificates for Victorian Primary Schools | 11th National Immunisation Conference on the Gold Coast| Casey Immunisation Clinic | Influenza vaccination among health care workers
Overview
A priority development for Victoria is to improve childhood immunisation in low coverage areas. The Australian Childhood Immunisation Register (ACIR) identifies children not age appropriately immunised. Introducing innovative programs assists towards an increase in the number of children with a complete immunisation history recorded on ACIR. This site aims to provide user friendly information and tools to target low coverage immunisation areas.
The National Centre for Immunisation Research & Surveillance (NCIRS) provides quarterly reports on childhood immunisation coverage from ACIR.
Resources
School Entry Immunisation Certificates for Victorian Primary Schools
This resource has been developed to assist Victorian Primary Schools as well as immunisation providers in the identification of what is an acceptable School Entry Immunisation Status Certificate. It is a legal requirement to provide a school entry immunisation status certificate on enrolment to primary school in Victoria.
11th National Immunisation Conference on the Gold Coast
Two Victorian immunisation services received awards at the 11th National Immunisation Conference on the Gold Coast. The category entered was titled: A significant increase in, or attainment of, high coverage in children over 12 months. Each immunisation provider gives a summary of their award winning service.
Ti-Tree Family Doctors (766kb, pdf)
Warrnambool City Council (52kb, pdf)
Casey Immunisation Clinic - Attainment of high immunisation coverage in the 4 year-old cohort during May 2003 to February 2006
An innovative and successful project to increase immunisation coverage in the 4 year-old age group.
Influenza vaccination among health care workers
A paper from the Influenza Specialist Group, WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza, Melbourne, Australia.
This paper discusses the importance of influenza vaccination among health care workers. It outlines practical steps and strategies for improving vaccination rates in health care facilities.
Influenza vaccination among healthcare workers (1,049kb, pdf)
Available from the WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza, Melbourne, Australia website