Immunisation register reporting set to be made mandatory
It is being suggested that those who don't comply could be banned from the National Immunisation Program
Recording vaccinations in the Australian Immunisation Register could be mandatory as soon as next year under a new health department plan.
There have been concerns about under-reporting to the register, especially by pharmacists, with research published earlier this year finding almost half of pharmacist vaccinations in Victoria and South Australia weren’t reported in 2018-19.
To a lesser extent GP vaccinations are also under-reported, especially for adult vaccines such as shingles, the research authors have claimed.
The Federal Department of Health is suggesting compelling GPs and pharmacists to report influenza vaccinations and any potential COVID-19 vaccinations to the register starting from March next year.
