Cover of Vaccination Evaluated Rapidly
A surveillance scheme to evaluate the childhood immunisation programme in England, collating data for children aged 1, 2 and 5.
Contents
- Documentation
About this standard
- Publisher
- NHS England
- Also known as
- COVER
- Reference code
- DAPB0089 Amd 50/2025
- Publication date
- 9 January 2026
- Status
- Active
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- Standard type
- Collections
- Information standards
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Collections. A Collection is a systematic gathering of a specified selection of data or information for a particular stated purpose from existing records held within health and care systems and electronic devices.
Extractions. An extraction is a type of collection that is pulled from an operational system by the data controller and transmitted to the receiver without additional processing or transcription by the sender.
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- Contact point
cover@ukhsa.gov.uk
Using this standard
- Associated medias
- Applies to
- All care providers operating Child Health Information Systems
- NHS England and NHS England local Teams
- Impacts on
- Implementation of this information standard impacts all health IT systems suppliers providing systems to the above providers; suppliers should work with their customers to determine necessary changes.
- Effective from
- 1 July 2026
Topics and care settings
- Topic
- Child
- Data definitions and terminologies
- Vaccination
- Care setting
- GP / Primary care
Dependencies and related standards
- Dependencies
No known dependencies.
- Related standards
Review Information
- Scope
- Health Services, NHS Services
- Approval date
- 18 November 2025
- Technical Committee
Data Assurance Board (DAB)
Legal basis
- Link to Information Standards Notice (ISN)
- View the information standards notice
Information Standards Notices (ISNs) are published to announce new or changes to information standards published under section 250 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012
- Legal authority
Section 250 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012
This information standard is published under section 250 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012
Section 259 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012
This information standard is published under section 259 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012.
More information
The scheme evaluates the childhood immunisation programme for children aged one, two and five years of age. General Practice and local authority level vaccine coverage data is submitted quarterly and annually to the NHS England (Digital) Strategic Data Collection Service (SDCS). The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) is an expert scientific advisory committee, which advises the UK government on vaccination and immunisation matters. As a result of the changes to the national immunisation schedule, the JCVI support the collection of the following additional data items. For babies born from 1 July 2024, an additional fourth dose of Hib-containing multivalent vaccine at 24 months and 5 years to reflect the addition of any extra dose given at 18 months of age. For babies born from 1 July 2024, an additional fifth dose of diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus and polio containing vaccine at 5 years to reflect the addition of any extra dose given at 18 months of age; An additional second dose of MMR vaccine at 24 months to reflect that the timing has been brought forwards from 3 years 4 months to 18 months of age; An additional one dose varicella-containing vaccine at 24 months and 5 years to reflect the plan to replace MMR with the MMRV (measles mumps rubella varicella); An additional two dose varicella-containing vaccine at 24 months and 5 years to reflect the plan to replace MMR with the MMRV (measles mumps rubella varicella); The general definition of DTaPIPVHibHepB will be amended to remove outdated vaccine components - for example, oral polio vaccine (OPV).
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