Year 8 2020 School Based Vaccination Programme – Consent forms out now - Check School Bags Today

Canterbury DHB is offering School Based Vaccination Programme to Year 8 boys and girls, who have not completed their eleven year old vaccinations in General Practice.

As part of the School Based Vaccination programme, your child will be offered HPV and Boostrix vaccinations.

HPV - offers the two dose HPV vaccinations to protect against genital warts, cervical cancer, throat and mouth cancers, and other types of cancers later in life.

Boostrix is a one dose vaccination to provide protection against Tetanus, Diphtheria and Whooping Cough.

Please check your child’s school bag for the Year 8 School Based Vaccination consent form – please complete it ,whatever your decision about the vaccination, and return to school by Friday 6th of March.

Thank you, Public Health Nursing Service