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NCIRS conducted an exploratory analysis of adult vaccination data for selected vaccines recorded on the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) for the first 2 years of its establishment (October 2016 – September 2018).
Overall it was found that population-level vaccination uptake recorded on AIR substantially underestimates true uptake in adults, which could be up to double that recorded on AIR. There was considerable geographic variation in vaccine uptake at both state/territory and Primary Health Network levels, which may reflect true differences in uptake and/or differences in completeness of reporting.
A higher level of vaccination uptake was recorded in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, for both influenza and zoster vaccines.
It is noted that AIR data completeness should improve over time as GP practice management software packages are updated and as registration and transfer of data from other provider groups expands.
Providers are encouraged to submit all immunisation data to AIR to ensure accuracy of AIR information at both the individual and the population level.
Report highlights include the following:
Influenza vaccination coverage
Zoster vaccination coverage
Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine coverage
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