Digital Government

Digital platform to report vaccinations to the Australian Immunisation Register

Aiza Mabayag Mar 4, 2021

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Healthcare providers can now access a new digital platform that will facilitate the upload of COVID-19 vaccination records to the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR).

The Clinician Vaccine Integrated Platform (CVIP) will support the Australian Government’s COVID-19 vaccination program which started in February. It provides the technology needed for vaccination providers to meet their legislative requirements to report the vaccinations to the AIR.

“CVIP is expected to be particularly useful for vaccination providers who don’t currently have digital systems in place to report to the AIR,” Agency Chief Digital Officer Steve Issa said.

NT Health was the first jurisdiction to start using CVIP in their Alice Springs vaccination clinic. The Agency is having discussions with other jurisdictions about how it might be used at clinics within other states and territories, while they are upgrading their clinical systems to meet the new AIR reporting legislative requirements.

Vaccination information reported to the AIR is uploaded automatically to My Health Record.

The latest upgrade to My Health Record delivered late February included a consolidated immunisation view so people can easily see details of all immunisations, including their first COVID-19 vaccination received, and next vaccination due date. Immunisation history statements are also available from Medicare Online and the Express Plus Medicare Mobile app.

There are also two complementary mobile apps, Healthi and HealthNow which can provide people with new ways to understand and use the information in their My Health Record, and ultimately, to make better informed decisions about staying well or managing their health conditions. Both these apps allow people to easily view My Health Record and their immunisation status.