Highfields School
Issue 18:
29 January 2021
Newsletter Parents/Carers Update Teenage Booster and Meningococcal ACWY vaccinations – action required The School Age Immunisation Service (SAIS) for Derbyshire and Derby City have confirmed they are still offering all year 9 students the Teenage Booster (Tetanus, Diphtheria and Polio) and Meningococcal ACWY (Men ACWY) vaccinations on 23 February 2021 as previously scheduled. NHS staff will be on site on 23 February from 9.30am and students are asked to attend at their scheduled slot for their tutor group: 9CAH - 9.30am 9SLH - 10.00am 9JFG - 10.30am 9IL - 11.00am 9AB - 11.30am 9IR - 12 noon A Y10 catch up session at 2pm will be run for students who missed their Y9 immunisation. Students who this applies to have been notified and consent has already been received for Y10s. The NHS team will be operating following socially distanced guidelines and the immunisations will be take place in the sports hall at Lumsdale with separate entry and exit points. Students will be asked to attend 5 mins before their scheduled time slot, arrive with a mask and queue outside the entrance to the sports hall where they will be met by a member of staff. Students are expected to leave immediately after their immunisation. If you have not already completed the e-consent for the Teenage Booster and Meningococcal ACWY vaccination please do so following the link below. The option to consent or decline the vaccination is at the end of the questionnaire so please complete even if you do not want your child to have the vaccination. https://www.derbyshireandcityimms.co.uk/Forms/DTP The unique school code for Highfields School is DD112950 For more information about the vaccination please visit: http://www.derbyshireschoolnurses.org.uk/parents/immunisations If you experience any problems, please call the School Age Immunisation Team. Repton: 01283 707178 Clay Cross: 01246 252953 DCHST.immunisationteam@nhs.net
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