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There is a dedicated immunisations team that comes into schools to give children and young people their vaccinations.
If you are in Years 7 to 11 you will be offered the following vaccinations:
This is given as a nasal spray. It is safe and effective and will help protect you from flu, which can be a very unpleasant illness for children. It can also lead to serious problems, such as bronchitis and pneumonia.
The HPV vaccine helps protect against cancers caused by HPV, including:
Girls and boys aged 12 to 13 years are offered the first HPV vaccination in Year 8. The second dose is offered six to 24 months after the first. It’s important to have both doses of the vaccine to be properly protected.
The teenage booster vaccine is given to boost protection against three separate diseases:
It’s a single injection given into the muscle of the upper arm and is given to young people in Year 9. It protects against four strains of the meningococcal bacteria – A, C, W and Y – which cause meningitis and blood poisoning (septicaemia).
Further information about immunisations can be found on the NHS website.
If you have questions about immunisations at school, you can contact the Immunisations Service which covers both Brighton & Hove and West Sussex as follows:
