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The Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) uses the following terminology:
The vaccine details that must be reported to the AIR are listed in the table below.
Information/immunisation provider are the same
Information/immunisation provider are different
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Mandatory for COVID-19, influenza, National Immunisation Program (NIP) funded and Japanese encephalitis (JE) vaccines
Mandatory for COVID-19 vaccines
Vaccine type
(‘NIP/Commonwealth’, ‘Antenatal’, ‘Private’, ‘State/Territory Program’)
Mandatory for COVID-19, influenza, NIP and JE vaccines
Route of administration
(‘Oral’, ‘Subcutaneous’, ‘Intradermal’, ‘Intramuscular’)
Mandatory for JE vaccines
Required for any vaccines that were administered overseas
When recording immunisation encounters on the AIR site, select ‘Who performed this Immunisation Encounter’ from the drop-down options and select one of the following:
Your software vendor can provide advice on how to submit immunisation encounters to the AIR if you are the immunisation provider and/or the information provider. If any functions aren’t available via your software, the AIR site can be used as an alternative method.
Where access to the AIR site or software is not available, complete a manual form and submit it via HPOS using the form upload function:
Information providers can update encounters that they have previously submitted using either the AIR site or practice management software, if this function is enabled. See Update vaccination data already submitted to AIR for further instructions.
Further information and useful links
View additional AIR tips here