COVID-19 and changes in the National Immunisation Program: a unique opportunity to optimise the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR)

Med J Aust. 2021 Apr;214(6):247-249.e1. doi: 10.5694/mja2.50971. Epub 2021 Mar 21.

Authors

Jane Tuckerman¹, Christopher C Blyth², Frank H Beard^{3

4}, Margie H Danchin^{1

5}

Affiliations

¹ Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC.
² University of Western Australia, Perth, WA.
³ National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance, Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, NSW.
⁴ University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW.
⁵ Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC.

No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; Infectious diseases; Respiratory tract infections; Vaccination; Vaccination register.

MeSH terms

Australia / epidemiology
COVID-19 / epidemiology
COVID-19 / prevention & control*
COVID-19 Vaccines
Humans
Mandatory Reporting
Mass Vaccination / organization & administration*
Pandemics / prevention & control*
Registries*
Risk Factors
SARS-CoV-2
Vulnerable Populations*

Substances

COVID-19 Vaccines