Add

The Additional Vaccines Required Indicator enables vaccination providers to add an indicator for an individual who may require further follow up. Individuals may require additional vaccines as per the Australian Immunisation Handbook for special risk groups. For example, if they are:

 Indigenous

 Managing a chronic health condition

 A low birth weight

 Preterm babies

Following the positive identification of an individual and using their individual identifier, this service will:

 Validate the provider’s authorisation to update an Additional Vaccines Required indicator,  Determine if the acknowledgment field is included,  Record the Additional Vaccines Required indicator update, and  Add the Additional Vaccines Required indicator to their immunisation history as recorded on the AIR.

Remove

The Additional Vaccines Required Indicator enables vaccination providers to remove an indicator for an individual who no longer requires further follow up. Individuals may no longer require additional vaccines as per the Australian Immunisation Handbook for special risk groups. For example, if they are:

 Indigenous

 Managing a chronic health condition

 A low birth weight

 Preterm babies

Note: any provider can remove the indicator, even in the case where they are not the same provider who added it on the individual’s record.

Following the positive identification of an individual and using their individual identifier, this service will:

 Validate the provider’s authorisation to update an Additional Vaccines Required indicator,  Determine if the acknowledgment field is included,  Record the Additional Vaccines Required indicator update, and  Remove the Additional Vaccines Required indicator from their immunisation history as recorded on the AIR.