description: Immunization can be defined as “Generating natural immunity against pathogens by means of vaccination (active immunization) or by administering immunoglobulins (passive immunization)”.\r\n\r\nOnly the (administered and planned) vaccinations are included in this information model. Administering immunoglobulins is part of the medication overview. Vaccinations have lifelong relevance.\r\n\r\nMost vaccinations are carried out in the Netherlands as part of the RVP (Rijksvaccinatieprogramma, National Immunisation Program). RVP information is especially important for children.\r\n\r\nVaccinations are also relevant for adult patients such as transplant patients, dialysis patients and patients with a post-splenectomy status. In addition, there are specific indications for the vaccination of risk groups, such as travelers, professionals who come into contact with blood or patients with wounds, weakened immune systems or heightened risk. package_name: nictiz.fhir.nl.r4.zib2020 derivation: constraint name: ZibVaccinationrequest abstract: true type: ImmunizationRecommendation elements: recommendation: index: 0 elements: vaccineCode: short: ProductCode binding: {strength: required, valueSet: 'http://decor.nictiz.nl/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.2.4.3.11.60.121.11.17--20200901000000'} index: 1 dateCriterion: index: 2 elements: code: {index: 3} value: {short: VaccinationDate, index: 4} description: {short: Comment, index: 5} package_version: 0.12.0-beta.3 class: profile kind: resource url: http://nictiz.nl/fhir/StructureDefinition/zib-Vaccination-request base: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/ImmunizationRecommendation version: null