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*Australian Childhood Immunisation Register (ACIR)
The Australian Childhood Register (the Immunisation Register) is a national register administered by Medicare Australia that records details of vaccinations given to children under seven years of age who live in Australia. Produced by the Health Insurance Commission, the ACIR site "has information for parents and providers, including the NHMRC Recommended Immunisation Schedule, statistical data from the Health Insurance Commission's Annual Report, report examples for health professionals and links to other health-related sites".

* Immunization Action Coalition
The Coalition's mission is to boost immunisation rates and promote awareness of, and responsibility for, immunisation against all vaccine-preventable diseases from childhood through to adulthood. This U.S. site incorporates the Hepatitis B Coalition and contains vaccination information statements, FAQs and factsheets and links to an extensive array of global web resources and organisations.

*National Vaccine Information Center
Founded in 1982, the Center is a U.S. national, non-profit educational organisation advocating informed consent and independent vaccination decisions. The site contains information on vaccines and their safety, vaccine injury and contains links to immunisation related web resources.

*General Practice Immunistion Incentives Scheme
"The General Practice Immunisation Incentives scheme is a system of providing extra financial incentives to general practitioners who monitor, promote and provide age appropriate immunisation services to children under the age of seven years in their practices."


Please direct all comments to author,
Deb Zott,
Nursing/Health Sciences Liaison Librarian
Flinders University Library.