2022 SCHOOLS IMMUNISATION PROGRAM - NSW HEALTH
Dear Parents/Guardian,
During Term 3 a team of NSW Health Nurse immunisers will be visiting McAuley on THURSDAY 1st SEPTEMBER. The following vaccines are being offered to students in 2022:
|
YEARS |
VACCINE |
NUMBER OF DOSES |
|
Year 7 |
Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine |
2-doses at least 6mths apart |
|
Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis (whooping cough) vaccine |
Single dose |
|
|
Years 10 |
Meningococcal ACWY vaccine |
Single dose |
Catch-up vaccination will also be made available for any missed doses to students that had a consent signed in 2021, include:
- Year 8 (for HPV and dTpa vaccination)
- Year 11(for Meningococcal ACWY vaccination)
If your child did not receive a consent card or has received the vaccine elsewhere or you wish to withdraw consent for any reason, please also contact Albury Public Health on 02 6053 4800 and press Option3 to discuss.
For more information about the NSW School vaccination Program, please visit https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/immunisation/Pages/schoolvaccination.aspx