Immunisation status certificates – a must for primary school enrolment A timely reminder - by law, your child must have an immunisation status certificate to enrol in primary school. The certificate is a statement showing which immunisations your child has received prior to starting school. An Australian Childhood Immunisation Register (ACIR) Child History Statement is usually used as the school entry immunisation status certificate. You will be sent a statement when your child turns five, however you can request a statement from ACIR at any time. The school keeps a copy of the certificate so that, in the event of a disease outbreak, unimmunised children can be quickly identified and excluded from attending school until the risk of infection has passed. If your child’s immunisation status is unknown, because no certificate has been provided to the school, then your child may also be excluded. Enrolling in primary school is a good time to ensure your child’s immunisations are up to date. Children starting school are exposed to a large number of people and to a range of potentially dangerous diseases. Immunisation is a proven and safe way to protect your child against vaccine-preventable diseases that cause serious illness and sometimes death. For more information visit betterhealth.vic.gov.au and search ‘immunisation status certificate’
Posted on: Mon, 28 Oct 2013 04:34:10 +0000
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