Dear Parents/ Carers of Year 9, 10, 11

 

Please complete the e consent link below for Tetanus, Diphtheria & Polio (Td/IPV) & Meningitis ACWY Immunisations. Vaccinations will take place at your child’s school on Tuesday 5th March 2024 and the link will close on Friday 1st March 2024.

 

https://nhsImms.azurewebsites.net/session/08533872

 

Most children have been immunised against Tetanus, Diphtheria & Polio and Meningitis C as part of the childhood UK vaccination schedule. Guidance from NHS England recommends that your child now receives a booster dose of Tetanus, Diphtheria & Polio and Meningitis ACWY.

Information regarding these vaccines is available on the website below:

MenACWY vaccine - NHS (www.nhs.uk)

3-in-1 teenage booster overview - NHS (www.nhs.uk)

You can also talk to your GP, Practice Nurse or contact us on the below number.

If you do not wish for your child to have the immunisations, please complete a No consent form.

Please be aware that if we do not receive completed consent forms, each young person will be assessed on an individual basis by a healthcare professional to self-consent and if deemed Gillick competent offered the vaccinations on the day.

If your child is outstanding their MMR vaccination and you would like for them to receive this vaccination, please contact our office on 0333 3583 397 & option 6.

MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccine - NHS (www.nhs.uk)

 

If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact the Immunisation Team on 0333 358 3397 & option 6 or Immunisations.Rotherham@intrahealth.co.uk.

Thank you.

Yours sincerely

The School Age Immunisation Service