Do childhood immunisation records need translation for Australia?

In-depth Answer

Australia's immunisation register records dose-level data, not a simple 'complete' summary, so a translated Thai vaccination booklet must carry each vaccine name, the date of each dose, the dose sequence and the administering facility.

The usual obstacle is handwriting and abbreviations; a translator familiar with Thai public-health paperwork knows which shorthand maps to which vaccine and should give the full name with the abbreviation bracketed.

Where an entry is genuinely illegible, do not guess — annotate it as unclear and have the parent request a printed history from the clinic.

Families relocating with several children should keep separate translation sets with the child's name on every page so bundles are not mixed when lodged together.

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