Vaccine Preventable Disease - Guidelines for Appropriate Action in Event of Outbreak

Summary
Outlines Medical Officer of Health's responsibilities under the Public Health Act when an outbreak of a vaccine preventable disease in a school or child care facility.

Date of Publication: 25 January 2005

Replaces: N/A
Author Branch: AIDS and Infectious Diseases

This document applies to: Local Health Districts, Speciality Network Governed Statutory Health Corporations, Board Governed Statutory Health Corporations, Chief Executive Governed Statutory Health Corporations, Affiliated Health Organisations, Community Health Centres, Public Health Units, Public Hospitals

Distributed to: Public Health System, Community Health Centres , Divisions of General Practice, Ministry of Health, Public Health Units

Review Date: 25 January 2017

Policy Manual: Patient Matters

File No: A4990

Previous reference: 94/24

Issue Date: 21 February 1994

Status: Active

File link: Vaccine Preventable Disease - Guidelines for Appropriate Action in Event of Outbreak
File size: 33Kb