Table 2. Overall descriptions of the IIS in countries providing information on governance in ECDC surveys, EU/EEA, 2016 (n = 17 countries).
| Country | Name of the IIS | Year established | National (N)/subnational (S) | IIS governance | Financial resources | IIS meets US CDC definition [1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium (Flanders) | Vaccinnet | 2005 | S | RHA | RG | Yes |
| Denmark | The Danish Vaccination Register (DDV) | 2013 | N | NIPH | NG | Yes |
| Finland | The National Vaccination Registry | 2011 | N | NIPH | NG | Yes |
| Germany | ‘KV-Impfsurveillance’ [‘Associations of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians (ASHIP) vaccination monitoring’] |
2011 | N | NIPH | NG | No |
| Hungary | Országos Szakmai Információs Rendszer (OSZIR) Védőoltási és oltóanyag logisztikai alrendszer | 2014 piloting | N | NIPH | NG | Yes |
| Iceland | Central Immunisation Register | 2007 | N | NIPH | NG | Yes |
| Ireland | School Immunisation System (SIS) | 2011 | N | MoH | NG | Yes |
| Latvia | National e-Health System | 2016 piloting | N | NHS | NG and EU funds | Yes |
| Malta | National Immunisation Electronic Database | 2009 | N | MoH and Primary Healthcare | NG | Yes |
| Netherlands | Praeventis | 2005 | N | NIPH | NG | Yes |
| Norway | SYSVAK – Norwegian Immunisation Registry | 1995 | N | NIPH | NG | Yes |
| Portugal (mainland) | Vacinas | 2003 (2017)a | S | NIPH and MoH | NG | Yes |
| Romania | National Electronic Registry of Immunization | 2011 | N | NIPH and MoH | NG | Yes |
| Slovakia | National Health Information System | Unknown, piloting | N | NHIC | NG and EU funds | NA |
| Spain (Andalucía) |
Módulo de vacunas DIRAYA | 2016 | S | RHA | RG | Yes |
| Sweden | National Vaccination Registry | 2013 | N | NIPH | NIPH | No |
| United Kingdom (England) | Child Health Information System | Late 1980s | S | RHA | NG | Nob |
ECDC: European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention; IIS: Immunisation Information System; EU/EEA: European Union/European Economic Area; MoH: Ministry of Health; NA: not applicable; NG: national government; NIPH: National Institute of Public Health; NHIC National Health Information Centre; NHS: National Health Service (subordinate to MoH); RG: regional government; RHA: regional health authority; US CDC: United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
a An IIS is in place in mainland Portugal since 2003 (SINUS). A new system, Vacinas, is being piloted that will include additional features to the SINUS system.
b Some subnational systems in the United Kingdom (England) fit the US CDC definition while others do not.