This World Immunisation Week (24th to 30th April) Solent NHS Trust’s School Age Immunisation (SAI) Service is encouraging parents and families of eligible pupils and students on the Isle of Wight to take up the offer of its full, annual vaccination programme.
The SAI service travels to primary and secondary schools in the area to provide various immunisations throughout the school year to give 4 to 16-year-olds (and up to 18-year-olds in Special Educational Needs schools) the best possible protection against dangerous diseases. The service also runs community clinics for those who are educated at home or in other settings as well as those who are not currently in education or who have missed their school vaccination session.
Angela Anderson, Deputy Chief Nurse at Solent NHS Trust, said:
“School age immunisations play a really important role in protecting the youngest members of our families and communities from contagious viruses and diseases including the human papillomavirus (HPV), Measles, Mumps and Rubella, (MMR): Tetanus diphtheria and polio (Td/IVP) Meningitis (Men ACWY) (Teenage Booster) and seasonal flu.
“We are encouraging all parents and families of eligible children to take up the full range of immunisations which are all offered in a safe, clinical environment that is easiest for them, whether that is in school or a community setting.
“Our teams want to make the immunisation experience as easy and accessible as possible which is why some sessions are offered in evenings and on weekends. Our vaccinators are also on hand to answer any questions parents or guardians may have so that they can make a fully informed choice.”
Solent’s SAI service will next be focusing on rolling out the HPV vaccine for boys and girls aged 12 to 13 years old. The team will then be offering:
- The teenage booster for 14-year-olds
- The MMR vaccine in catch up sessions
- The flu vaccine from September for all primary aged children.
The immunisations will be by invitation through normal school channels and will now follow an online electronic consent process which you can read more about here.
pointless and a bad idea – children need to be exposed to things like this to build resilience against it – funny how we were all fine during our school years, when this jab was not offered.
should be noted that in some years the flu vaccine has either not been effective or, at best 50% – as it is based on what variant does the rounds in the southern hemisphere before the UK winter
Thank you for that important advice, Isle of Wighter. Um, I’m just wondering where did you study for your qualifications in immunology and virology. Of course if you only gained your knowledge from Instagram or Facebook then you’ll forgive me if I treat your remarks with the same credibility as that e-mail I received from the Crown Prince of Nigeria who wants to share $50 Billion with me.
unfortunately william, I do not use facebook or instagram, however, you will find plenty of peer reviewed data to support my post online, if you can be bothered to look
much less than 50% ..more like 25-30%, the take up has dropped over the years as people catch on that they develope a vaccine that they ‘think’ will be dominant but its a spin the bottle..only 1 of 7ish flu strains will be active, they rarely get it right, it is yet another big pharma scam..when interest in the flu vax wained another virus popped up and business is booming..
yes – recently the vaccine was ineffective, however, that fact was largely ignored quickly