COVAX: National COVID-19 Immunisation System

The data collection are made up of retrospective (from paper records) and real time data entry records detailing the the processing of each residents who received a vaccination (if consented) or not. The data includes the person-identifying information of the citizen. It also includes data on citizens who were not vaccinated by virtue of non-attendance.

Purpose: The COVAX system is an electronic dataset which records all COVID-19 vaccinations for all residents in the State. It also assists in the planning of vaccination clinics as well as being used for statistical and activity analysis.

In-Scope: All COVID-19 vaccinations for all residents who receive a vaccination in Ireland leading to a Vaccination certificate for travel purposes.

Out-of-Scope: Non-COVID-19 vaccinations (e.g. Schools Immunisation Programme).

Coverage: National – all residents of the State who have registered for COVID-19 vaccination during 2021 and 2022 to date.

The data collection start date was the 27th December 2020 and continues to this day.

Data and Resources

This dataset has no data

Additional Info

Field Value
Contact points
Contact point 1
URI
Name
HSE Office of Chief Clinical Officer
Email
data@hse-office-of-chief-.ie
Identifier
Publisher
Publisher 1
URI
Name
HSE Office of Chief Clinical Officer
Email
URL
Type
http://purl.org/adms/publishertype/NationalAuthority
Identifier
Creator
Homepage
Landing page
Release date January 1, 2021
Modification date December 13, 2023
Version
Version notes
Identifier NDC-0022
Frequency http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/frequency/QUARTERLY
Provenance

The data are collected on an as-required basis. This, in practise, is a daily occurrence as residents can log onto a portal to provide their information.

In addition to this, information is provided via electronic transmission from GPs and Pharmacies at the point of vaccination.
Type
Temporal coverage
Temporal coverage 1
Start
January 1, 2021
End
April 22, 2025
Temporal resolution
Spatial coverage
Spatial coverage 1
URI
http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/country/IRL
Label
Ireland
Geometry
Bounding Box
Centroid
Spatial resolution in meters
Access rights http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/access-right/NON_PUBLIC
Other identifier
Theme
  1. http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/data-theme/HEAL
Language
  1. http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/ENG
Documentation
Conforms to
Is referenced by
Analytics
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Has version
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Purpose
Health category
  1. http://health.europa.eu/ehds/category/registries
Health theme
  1. http://health.europa.eu/theme/chronic-disease
  2. http://health.europa.eu/theme/infectious-disease
  3. http://health.europa.eu/theme/epidemiology
Legal basis
Minimum typical age 18
Maximum typical age 75
Number of records 539150
Number of records for unique individuals. 14095
Personal data
Publisher note
Publisher type
Trusted Data Holder
Population coverage
Retention period
Health data access body
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URI
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