Tomorrow all our staff will be receiving their annual flu vaccination to protect them from flu this winter.

Pupil vaccinations will take place on Friday 25th October when the NHS School Age Immunisation Service (SAIS) will be in our school to administer this year's flu vaccine to pupils.

How the vaccine will be given:
For most children, it is given as a nasal spray. If the nasal spray is not suitable for a child, an injection can be given instead, usually into the muscle in the upper arm.

How the nasal spray works:
The nasal spray contains viruses that have been weakened to prevent them from causing flu but will help your child to build up immunity. This means your child will be better able to fight off flu.

The vaccine is absorbed really quickly in the nose so, even if your child sneezes immediately after having had the spray, there’s no need to worry that it hasn’t worked

There is a link below to a short video which gives further information about the flu vaccination:

Your Child's Flu Vaccination - Information for Parents

There is also further information here -

Protect your child against flu – information for parents and carers of children in primary school or pre-school.

Parents / carers will receive details soon regarding the NHS online electronic consent form system where you will be able to complete the consent form(s) for your child's vaccination(s).