Include COVID-19 Chapter in the Australian Immunisation Handbook

Overview

The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) is consulting with stakeholders to include the COVID-19 chapter in the Australian Immunisation Handbook, with an intention to submit the revised chapter to the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) for its approval under section 14A of the National Health and Medical Research Council Act 1992.

Submission instructions

This public consultation will be open for a period of 30 days. You are invited to make a submission on the draft recommendations by 11.59PM on Friday, 11 July 2025.

If you have any questions in relation to this consultation process, please contact the ATAGI Secretariat via email at atagi.secretariat@health.gov.au.

Your contribution is greatly appreciated.

How do I make a submission?

To make a submission, please click on the ‘Online Survey’ link below and follow the instructions. Please ensure your submission includes references to the page(s) and section(s) of the draft proposal to which each of your comments refer. ATAGI will not accept:

• Comments received after the consultation deadline (11.59PM on Friday, 11 July 2025);
• Confidential information that you do not wish to make public; or
• Comments which, in the opinion of ATAGI, are incorrect or inappropriate.

All responses will be anonymous; however, participants should take care to exclude any identifiable information in their responses. Responses may be shared with third parties, published, or made publicly available. Your personal information is protected by law, including the Privacy Act 1988 and the Australian Privacy Principles and is being collected by the Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing for the purpose of informing ATAGI of public responses to the proposed COVID-19 chapter in the Australian Immunisation Handbook. The department will not disclose your personal information to any overseas recipients. You can get more information about the way in which the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing will manage your personal information, including our privacy policy, at Privacy policy | Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing.