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Year 9 Diphtheria, Tetanus & Polio (DTP) booster & Meningitis ACWY Immunisation Session 27.01.2025

Year 9 Diphtheria, Tetanus & Polio (DTP) booster & Meningitis ACWY Immunisation Session 27.01.2025
January 13, 2025 Angela Porter
In Parent News
Dear Parent/Carer,
There is nothing more important than protecting your child’s health. An important way you can do this is to make sure that they receive all of their recommended vaccinations.
Your child is now due the final vaccinations to compete their childhood immunisation schedule. They are due to have two injections, one in each upper arm. The first is their Diphtheria, Tetanus and Polio teenage booster and the second is a vaccine to protect them against Meningitis strains ACWY.
We are looking forward to visiting your child’s school on: 27/01/2025. Please provide your consent by 25/01/2025
It is also important to check that your child has received two doses of the MMR vaccine to protect them against Measles, Mumps and Rubella. Measles is a highly infectious disease that spreads easily in a community unless there are high vaccination levels. If your child contracts Measles, they are at risk of serious complications including deafness, pneumonia and swelling of the brain. If your child has not received two doses of MMR please contact us on 0300 790 0597 to arrange an appointment.
More information about these diseases and the vaccinations to protect against them are available here:
Diphtheria, Tetanus and Polio:
Td/IPV vaccine (3-in-1 teenage booster) – NHS
Meningitis ACWY:
MenACWY vaccine – NHS
If you have any questions or would like to discuss the vaccines with a nurse, please do not hesitate to contact your local immunisation team on 0300 790 0597.

Yours faithfully

The Immunisation Team