AIR Individual Natural Immunity Record.
Natural Immunity is a type of immunisation medical exemption on the AIR.
A laboratory test or physician based clinical diagnosis confirms natural immunity to a disease.
A natural immunity has no end date and can only be recorded on the AIR for:
- hepatitis B
- measles
- mumps
- rubella
- varicella. [Chicken Pox]
Recording a natural immunity to a disease means that the individual is not required to receive that disease
component of a vaccine in order to be considered up to date with immunisations for the purposes of:
- child care enrolments
- overdue reminder letters
- overdue reporting for providers, and
- meeting requirements for family assistance payments
However, the Department of Health considers the individual is still due/overdue for any remaining elements in the vaccine.
For example, if an individual has a recorded natural immunity to mumps, they are still due/overdue for measles and rubella.
This shows in their immunisation status on the AIR.
The AIR Individual Natural Immunity History Record is an update Web Service which will process the request and send a response message in real-time.
Following the positive identification of an individual and using their individual identifier, this service will:
- Record a vaccine exemption due to natural immunity, and
- Add the vaccine exemption to their natural immunity history with the notification date as the date recorded on AIR
In Impulse
Impulse Medico- Legal providers only can
access this functionality.
Search and Select patient
In Patient Details select Tab7-Immunisation
Click the Add button to open the Immunisation Record window.
Click Add Button on the navigation bar to add a new Immunisation record when Immunisation Register Screen opens.
Click Get Air ID
- Select Natural Immunity Button at top of screen.
- Screen opens
- Click Add
- Select Disease
- Provide reason
- Date diagnosed
- Lab Test date if tests done.
- Tick to Save
Click Send to AIR Button.