National Immunisation Register

National Immunisation Register
www.moh.govt.nz/nir

The National Immunisation Register (NIR) is a computerised information system that has been developed to hold immunisation details of New Zealand children.

The purpose of the NIR is to assist New Zealand to improve its immunisation rates. Improved immunisation coverage will offer individual protection against vaccine-preventable diseases and protection for the community against recurring epidemics. See the Immunisation Schedule page in the Immunisation section for information on the vaccines offered to infants, children and adults as part of the New Zealand National Immunisation Schedule.

The NIR enables authorised health professionals to quickly and easily find out what vaccines a child has been given (this includes children whose family has shifted to another area or changed healthcare providers). This will help to make sure immunisations are given at the appropriate time.

The Register will also provide a more accurate record of immunisation coverage rates – regionally and nationally. This will enable better programme planning to target populations with the lowest immunisation rates. See the Immunisation Coverage page in the Immunisation section for more information.

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20 Aug: National Immunisation Register unavailable 21-24 August 2009 (Word, 34 KB)
The National Immunisation Register (NIR) will be unavailable from 3pm Friday 21 August until 7am Monday 24 August. You can get status query information on individuals over the weekend by calling Rachel Guthrie on 021 451 335.

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Page last updated: 3 February 2009