Aotearoa Immunisation Register (AIR) FHIR Implementation Guide
1.31.0 - ci-build New Zealand

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## Extension: AIR Disease Covered

Official URL: https://standards.digital.health.nz/fhir/air/StructureDefinition/air-disease-covered | Version: 1.31.0
Active as of 2026-07-23 | Computable Name: DiseaseCovered

The disease which a vaccine covers. Needed in ImmunizationRecommendation as the cardinality there is only single.

Context of Use

This extension may be used on the following element(s)

- Element ID: `ImmunizationRecommendation.recommendation`

Usage info

Usages:

- Use this Extension: AIR Immunization Recommendation
- Examples for this Extension: ImmunizationRecommendation/ir1

You can also check for usages in the FHIR IG Statistics

### Formal Views of Extension Content

Description of Profiles, Differentials, Snapshots, and how the XML and JSON presentations work.

- Differential Table
- Snapshot Table
- Statistics/References
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This structure is derived from Extension

Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Extension |  | 0..* | Extension | AIR Disease Covered
extension |  | 0..0 |  | Extension
url |  | 1..1 | uri | "https://standards.digital.health.nz/fhir/air/StructureDefinition/air-disease-covered"
value[x] |  | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Value of extension Binding: AIR Diseases Covered (required)
Documentation for this format

Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Extension |  | 0..* | Extension | AIR Disease Covered
id |  | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension |  | 0..0 |  | Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
url |  | 1..1 | uri | "https://standards.digital.health.nz/fhir/air/StructureDefinition/air-disease-covered"
value[x] |  | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Value of extension Binding: AIR Diseases Covered (required)
Documentation for this format

This structure is derived from Extension

Summary

Simple Extension with the type CodeableConcept: The disease which a vaccine covers. Needed in ImmunizationRecommendation as the cardinality there is only single.

Differential View

This structure is derived from Extension

Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Extension |  | 0..* | Extension | AIR Disease Covered
extension |  | 0..0 |  | Extension
url |  | 1..1 | uri | "https://standards.digital.health.nz/fhir/air/StructureDefinition/air-disease-covered"
value[x] |  | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Value of extension Binding: AIR Diseases Covered (required)
Documentation for this format

Snapshot View

Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Extension |  | 0..* | Extension | AIR Disease Covered
id |  | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension |  | 0..0 |  | Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
url |  | 1..1 | uri | "https://standards.digital.health.nz/fhir/air/StructureDefinition/air-disease-covered"
value[x] |  | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Value of extension Binding: AIR Diseases Covered (required)
Documentation for this format

This structure is derived from Extension

Summary

Simple Extension with the type CodeableConcept: The disease which a vaccine covers. Needed in ImmunizationRecommendation as the cardinality there is only single.

Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel, Schematron

#### Terminology Bindings

Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source
Extension.value[x] | Base | required | AIR Diseases Covered | 📦1.31.0 | This IG

#### Constraints

Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression
ele-1 | error | **ALL** elements | All FHIR elements must have a @value or children | `hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`
ext-1 | error | **ALL** extensions | Must have either extensions or value[x], not both | `extension.exists() != value.exists()`