05 March 2024
From 1 March 2024, changes to legislation will require all vaccination providers to report to the AIR:
- the route of administration for Japanese Encephalitis Virus (JEV) vaccines
- information about the vaccine type for all vaccines prescribed by the Australian Immunisation Register Rule 2015 (this includes COVID-19, influenza, National Immunisation Program and JEV vaccines)
Under the ‘vaccine type’ field, vaccination providers can choose one of the following options:
- antenatal
- NIP/Commonwealth
- private
- state program
The antenatal option should be selected when the person presenting is pregnant at the time the vaccine is administered, regardless of whether the vaccine is funded privately, under the NIP or by a state or territory program.