On the Terminology Gateway, there is a subset titled “VaccinePreventableDiseaseCode”. Now that there is a Communicable Diseases and Conditions subset, "CommunicableDiseaseConditionCode", the two could get out of sync. Could the two questions below be discussed on a Public Health Surveillance Community call?
Should the VaccinePreventableDiseaseCode be retired?
If the VaccinePreventableDiseaseCode subset should continue to be separate, should it be constrained to be a strict subset of the CommunicableDiseaseConditionCode subset, to ensure the two subsets always remain aligned?
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Vaccine Preventable Disease Reference Set
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