Immunisation’s for your Child/Young Person offered in School – Information for Parents

Vaccine UK immunisation - Schedule for Parents

Protect your child/young person. The vaccine will help protect your child against flu and serious complications such as bronchitis and pneumonia
The children’s nasal spray flu vaccine is safe and effective. It’s offered every year to children to help protect them against flu
Protect you, your family and friends. Vaccinating your child will help protect more vulnerable friends and family
The nasal spray helps protect against flu, has been given to millions of children worldwide and has an excellent safety record
If your child gets flu, you may have to take time off work or arrange alternative childcare
Schools will send a letter to parents shortly before the vaccinations are planned to ask for their or their child’s consent
Children who are home educated will also be offered the vaccine, provided they’re in an eligible school age group

The teenage booster, also known as the 3-in-1 or the Td/IPV vaccine, is given to boost protection against 3 separate diseases: tetanus, diphtheria and polio
The MenACWY vaccine protects against serious infections like meningitis
It’s an injection given into the muscle of the upper arm
The 3-in-1 teenage booster is free on the NHS for all young people aged 14, as part of the national immunisation programme.
It’s routinely given at secondary school (in school year 9) at the same time as the MenACWY vaccine
Schools will send a letter to parents shortly before the vaccinations are planned to ask for their or their child’s consent
Children who are home educated will also be offered the vaccine, provided they’re in an eligible school age group

The HPV vaccine reduces your chances of getting human papillomavirus (HPV), a common virus that’s spread through skin contact
Most types of HPV are harmless. But some types are linked to an increased risk of certain types of cancer
The HPV vaccine is given as an injection into muscle of your upper arm
Since the vaccine has been used, there has been a big drop in the number of young people getting conditions linked to HPV
Research suggests that over time the HPV vaccine will help save thousands of lives in the UK
Schools will send a letter to parents shortly before the vaccinations are planned to ask for their or their child’s consent
Children who are home educated will also be offered the vaccine, provided they’re in an eligible school age group