Dear Parent/Carer,
The Health Security agency recommends that children aged 13-14 years are given a vaccination against Meningitis ACWY, alongside the Td/IPV booster. We are therefore offering the opportunity for your child to receive both vaccinations in school. MenACWY vaccination helps to protect against four different causes of meningitis and septicaemia: meningococcal groups A, C, W and Y. The Td/IPV 3-in-1 teenage booster completes the 5-dose course that provides long-term protection against tetanus, diphtheria, and polio.
Your child’s teenage boosters are due in Year 9.
The online consent can be accessed via any online device (school code: NB146752). Please click on the following link https://www.northumbriaimmunisations.co.uk/Forms/DTP which will direct you to the consent form for you to complete. Please complete if you consent or non-consent to these vaccinations.
In the rare event that you do not have access to the internet, please contact the immunisation team on the number below, who will complete a consent form with you over the phone.
We will be visiting your child’s school on 09/02/24 and the catch up date is 18/04/24; please complete the consent form in full using the following school code: NB146752
If a consent form is not completed by midday at least 48 working day hours before our visit your child may not receive their immunisation at school.
If you require further information regarding the vaccines we offer please go to our Immunisation website which has full details of our service: https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/our-services/childrens-services/immunisations
If you have any queries regarding the online consent form, please contact the Northumbria Healthcare School Aged Immunisation Team on (0191) 282 8977, 282 8978 or 282 8979
Yours sincerely,
Northumbria Healthcare School Aged Immunisation Team
School Aged Immunisation team
Seaton Deleval Innovation Hub
Avenue Road,
Seaton Delaval,
Whitley Bay
NE25 0QJ