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COVID-19: Impact on routine childhood vaccination uptake in Australia

2020

This report shows analysis of the impact of COVID-19 pandemic and associated response measures on routine childhood immunisation using Australian Immunisation Register data. There was no evidence of substantial impact on vaccination uptake in children at national or state/territory level, for vaccinations due up to July 2020, which is a reflection of consistent messaging from health authorities about maintaining routine immunisations during the pandemic and providing COVID-19 safe vaccination opportunities. 

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Key findings - Annual Immunisation Coverage Report 2019

2020

This summary report presents key findings from the Annual Immunisation Coverage Report 2019 which focussed on changes in immunisation coverage among all children aged <5 years at key milestone ages of 12, 24 and 60 months between 2018 and 2019. The summary report shows 'fully vaccinated' coverage at 12, 24 and 60 months; individual vaccine/antigen coverage; MMR and influenza vaccination coverage; and vaccination coverage among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. This report also highlights that although timeliness of vaccination issues persisted in 2019, the disparity in ‘fully vaccinated’ coverage between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and all children decreased at 24 months.

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Annual Immunisation Coverage Report 2019

2020

The Annual Immunisation Coverage Report 2019 is the 13th in the series, and shows data for the calendar year 2019 derived from the Australian Immunisation Register for all children aged <5 years. The report focusses on changes in vaccination coverage at key milestone ages of 12, 24 and 60 months between 2018 and 2019, but also documents important trends and their relationship to relevant policy and program changes. ‘Fully vaccinated’ coverage increased at all three age milestones in all children. ‘Fully vaccinated’ coverage also increased in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children by 0.5–1.1% in 2019.

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COVID-19: Transmission in educational settings in NSW Term 3 report

2020

NCIRS, with the support of the New South Wales (NSW) Ministry of Health and NSW Department of Education, continued surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 transmission in educational settings in school term 3 of the academic year. This report provides an overview of investigation into all COVID-19 cases in NSW, Australia in all primary and high schools and in early childhood education and care services between 4 July 2020 and 25 September 2020.

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COVID-19: Transmission in educational settings in NSW Term 2 report

2020

NCIRS, with the support of the NSW Ministry of Health and NSW Department of Education, continued surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 transmission in educational settings between 10 April 2020 and 3 July 2020 (school term 2 of the academic year). This report summarises the preliminary findings of this work in early childhood education and care services, and primary and high schools in NSW.

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COVID-19: Transmission in educational settings in NSW Term 1 report

2020

NCIRS, with the support of the NSW Ministry of Health and Department of Education, started an investigation in early March into all COVID-19 cases in schools and early childhood education care (ECEC) services to understand the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in these educational settings in the context of New South Wales, Australia. This report summarises the findings of this investigation for the period 25 January 2020 to 9 April 2020 (school term 1 of the academic year) during the first pandemic wave, and updates preliminary data in our report dated 26 April 2020. This report can also be read in conjunction with a published peer-reviewed journal article on this study in The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health.

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Coverage at the 2-year and 5-year age milestones

2020

This research report presents exploratory analysis of coverage estimates of vaccines/antigens assessed at the 2-year and 5-year age milestone and factors contributing to lower ‘fully vaccinated’ coverage at the 2-year age milestone than at the 5-year age milestone. It highlights that changes in the National Immunisation Program schedule and the more number of vaccines assessed at the 2-year coverage assessment algorithm have impacted coverage estimates at this milestone and suggests coverage algorithm at 5 years should be expanded to include a more comprehensive range of vaccines that a child should have received by this age to better reflect true coverage. 

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Review of pharmacist vaccination reporting to Australian Immunisation Register

2020

With the role of pharmacies expanding to provide more vaccinations, and an important component of vaccine administration by any provider being reporting vaccinations to the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR), NCIRS conducted a study to analyse pharmacist vaccination data in AIR, describe the landscape of pharmacist vaccination and outline processes for recording and reporting pharmacist vaccinations to AIR.

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COVID-19 in schools – the experience in NSW

2020

This report has been superseded by a new report that summarises detailed findings from the schools investigation in Term 1. Refer to COVID-19: Transmission in schools and early childhood and education care services in NSW Term 1 report. 

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Exploratory analysis of adult vaccination data recorded on AIR

2019

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). This research aims to inform continuous improvement of AIR data to evaluate the National Immunisation Program (NIP) outcomes and to provide improved information and feedback to providers and patients.

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NCIRS, Kids Research, Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network, Cnr Hawkesbury Rd & Hainsworth St, Westmead Locked Bag 4001, Westmead NSW 2145 Tel (612) 9845 1433  |  Fax (612) 9845 1418  |  ABN 53 188 579 090

Our website meets the criteria for credibility and content as defined by the Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety.

We acknowledge that the National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance (NCIRS) is on the land of the traditional owners the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, the First Australians, and recognise their culture, history, diversity and their deep connection to the land. Together, through research and partnership, we aim to move to a place of equity for all. NCIRS also acknowledges and pays respect to other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nations from which our research, staff and community are drawn.

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