NATO AJMEDP-4-7 PDF

Aim

This catalogue of vaccination policies provides a snapshot of the vaccination practices, regulations and policies in the NATO & PfP Forces. Within this document, the term “vaccination” is used to describe the use of biological preparations to improve the immunity of individuals against a particular infectious disease. Other terms in common parlance that may refer to this process include “immunisation”, and “inoculation”.

Ownership of the risk and the responsibility for vacciation policy rests with the nations, and is not a matter for standardisation within the Alliance. Notwithstanding, knowledge of the similarities and differences between the policies of nations sending personnel to multinational operations is useful to medical staffs. It may also be of interest to nations in the process of reviewing their current policies.

Therefore, to better reflect the role of the catalogue, it is now maintained as a Standards Related Document in support of AJMedP-4. It will be updated annually and replaces STANAG 2037, AMedP-23 which is to be cancelled having not been updated since 2012.