About the school flu vaccination programme
Quick, painless protection against the flu virus for our children
A message from our school immunisation teams
Flu can be a serious and unpleasant illness in children. The painless nasal spray vaccine will help to protect your child from the risk of a severe flu infection, and reduce the chances of more vulnerable people in your community, including older relatives, catching the virus.
Our school immunisation teams will visit schools across North Wales to offer the flu vaccine throughout the autumn term. Flu vaccines are given at school to all children from Reception to Year 11 (born between September 1 2008 and August 31 2020).
Schools will let parents know the date of the flu vaccination clinic and circulate a consent form. Parents should remember to return the competed consent form before the day of their child's vaccination. Catch-up sessions will be held for children who were unable to attend school on the day of the flu vaccination clinic.
Parents of children who are educated at home will be contacted by their local school immunisation team to offer the flu vaccine and make arrangements for vaccination.
Children aged two or three (born between September 1 2020 and August 31 2022) will be invited to have a free nasal spray flu vaccine at their GP surgery – please look out for an invitation to make an appointment to boost their protection against the virus. More information on eligibility for flu vaccination.
Contact your local school immunisations team
If you have any questions or want to discuss our school flu vaccination programme, please contact your local school immunisation team on the number below or speak to your school nurse.
Wrexham and Flintshire
Denbighshire and Conwy
Gwynedd and Anglesey
☎️ 03000 843 062 for Anglesey
☎️ 03000 851 610 for Arfon
☎️ 03000 843 147 for Dwyfor
☎️ 03000 853 471 for Meirionnydd
Animations
Learn more about the flu vaccine in these animations for primary and secondary school children, developed by our colleagues at Public Health Wales.
Consent forms
If you have lost or did not receive a consent form for your child's flu vaccination, please download, print, complete and return the relevant form below to your child's school before the date of their vaccination clinic. Please complete and return a form for each child. We regret that we are unable to accept electronic consent forms at this time.
A small number of children cannot have the nasal spray vaccine because of pre-existing medical conditions or treatments, so please complete the questions on the form carefully. The nasal spray flu vaccine contains a small amount of gelatine as an essential stabiliser. An alternative injectable flu vaccine is available from your GP surgery for children unable to have the nasal spray vaccine.
More information about the vaccine
Detailed information about the flu vaccine from Public Health Wales, including answers to frequently asked questions, is available at the link below.