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Flu vaccine for children aged 2 to school Year 11

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Get the vaccine for your child

Nursery and preschool children (aged 2, 3 and 4)

Nursery and preschool children aged 2, 3 and 4 are offered the flu vaccine every year during autumn and winter at their nursery or GP surgery.

We'll attend nurseries from 13 October to 24 October 2025.

Look out for posters in your child's nursery telling you when the vaccine is offered. 

If your child does not attend nursery, contact your GP surgery for an appointment to attend from 27 October 2025. 

You won't be charged for the visit.

School-age children (Reception to Year 11)

The nasal flu vaccine is offered in school during autumn and winter to all children from Reception to Year 11.

Parents and guardians will be provided a consent form online from the school the child will be attending from September. If you haven’t received this form, fill out the consent form below.

Nasal influenza vaccination consent form

Home schooled children

If your child is home schooled, you’ll be sent a letter to your home address with information on how to book an appointment for the​ nasal flu vaccine.​

School visits for the flu vaccination

Your child’s annual nasal flu vaccination is now due to be given in school. Even if your child received the nasal flu vaccination last year, it’s important they have it again this year to ensure they receive protection against flu ahead of the winter months. 

​​​The school visits are scheduled to begin from Monday 15 September 2025.​​

Any changes to the schedule will be updated in the tables​​ below.

​Primary school dates

Primary school name Date nurses will be vaccinating in school
Janvrin
Monday 15 September in the morning
Les Landes​

Monday 15 September in the afternoon

Rouge Bouillon
Tuesday 16 September in the morning
First Tower​
Tuesday 16 September in the morning
Grand Vaux
Tuesday 16​ September in the afternoon
St Mary
Tuesday 16 September in the afternoon
La Moye
​​Wednesday 17 September in the morning​
Mont Nicolle

Wednesday 17  September in the morning

Mont a Labbe​
Thursday 18 September all day: nursery, junior and senior
Plat Douet​

Thursday 18 September in the morning

St Christophers​
Thursday 18​​ September in the afternoon (to be confirmed)
St Georges​​Friday 19 September in the morning
Grouville
Friday 19 September in the morning
St Peter​Friday 19 September in the afternoon
BeaulieuFriday 19 September in the afternoon
St John
Monday 22 September in the morning
Bel Royal​Monday 22 September in the morning
SpringfieldMonday 22 September in the afternoon
St Luke Monday 22 September in the afternoon
FCJTuesday 23 September in the morning
D'AuvergneTuesday 23 September in the morning
Helveita House​
Tuesday 23 September in the afternoon
St ClementWednesday 24 September in the morning
St Lawrence
Wednesday 24 September in the morning
St Martin​Wednesday 24​​ September in the afternoon
JC Prep
​Thursday 25 September in the morning
Samares
Thursday 25​ September in the morning
Trinity
Thursday 25​​ September in the afternoon
St Saviour
​Thursday 25 September in the afternoon
De La Salle
Friday​ 26 September in the morning​
Victoria College Prep
Friday 26 September in the morning
St Michael
Friday 26 ​September in the afternoon
​La Passerelle/Le Sente
​Thursday 2 October



Secondary school dates

Secondary school name

Date nurses will be vaccinating in school

Mont a Labbe
Thursday 18 September all day: nursery, junior and senior
St Michael 

Monday 29 September

JCG
Monday 29 September
Haute Vallee​Tuesday 30 September​
Le Rocquier
Wednesday 1 October
Hautlieu Years 10 and 11
Thursday 2 October
La Passerelle/Le SenteThursday 2 October in the morning
Beaulieu
Friday 3 October
Victoria College
Monday 6 October
Les Quennevais​
Tuesday 7 October​
De La Salle
Wednesday 8 October
​Grainville
​Friday 10 October


How the​ nasal ​​flu vaccine helps​ your child

The annual flu vaccine can help reduce your child's risk of getting flu over the winter months.​ It's important to protect your child every year because:

  • children are 2 to 3 times more likely to catch flu than adults
  • children under 5 are more likely to be admitted to hospital with flu than any other age group
  • when children get flu, their symptoms are more severe, last longer and can lead to complications
  • children remain infectious for longer and are more likely to pass flu to their family and carers

The nasal flu vaccine for children is:

  • safe and effective
  • given as a single dose gently squirted up each nostril
  • quick and painless as there's no injection involved (children say it tickles)
  • given annually to protect against the virus strains expected to be circulating that winter

How vaccinated children help others

Vaccinating children against flu has been shown to reduce:

  • flu illnesses
  • doctor’s visits
  • missed school days
  • the risk of flu-related hospitalisation

Children are super-spreaders of flu. By vaccinating your child, you help them avoid catching flu or can help reduce the severity of flu symtoms. You also help prevent them from passing flu to vulnerable friends and family, such as grandparents and those with long-term health conditions.​

Nasal flu vaccine effectiveness for children

The nasal flu vaccine has been given to children in schools across the UK since 2013.

Evidence of its effectiveness has been demonstrated from its use in areas where the nasal flu vaccine was given in primary schools in pilot areas in 2014 and 2015.

Public Health England found in those areas where children received the nasal flu vaccine, there was a:

  • 94% reduction in GP surgery consultations for influenza like illness amongst primary school aged children
  • 74% reduction in Accident and Emergency respiratory attendances amongst primary school aged children
  • 93% reduction in admissions to hospital for confirmed flu amongst primary school aged children
  • 59% reduction in GP consultation rates for influenza like illness amongst adults 

This shows that in addition to providing individual protection to children themselves, the nasal flu vaccination reduces transmission across all age groups.

This, in turn, lessens levels of flu infection overall in the winter and reduces the whole burden of flu across the population.

Evidence summarised by Public Health England each year since has shown the children's nasal flu vaccine provides good protection to children each year.

Whilst the nasal flu vaccine is not 100% effective, it is the best protection we can offer children against unpredictable flu viruses that circulate each winter. 

Children with a long-term medical condition

We recommend the flu vaccine for children with any of the following long-term medical conditions:

  • requires continuous or repeated use of inhaled or systemic steroids or with previous exacerbations requiring hospital admission 
  • bronchitis or cystic fibrosis 
  • chronic heart disease and vascular disease 
  • chronic kidney disease at stage 3, 4 or 5 
  • chronic liver disease 
  • chronic neurological disease, such as cerebral palsy or motor neurone disease,  
  • learning disability  
  • diabetes 
  • adrenal insufficiency 
  • asplenia or dysfunction of the spleen  
  • a weakened immune system due to disease (such as HIV/AIDS) or treatment (such as cancer treatment) 
  • morbidly obese individuals (aged from 16 years) with a BMI ≥ 40kg/m2 and above

Children in the above clinical risk groups (aged 2 to less than 9 years), who have not previously been vaccinated against seasonal flu, should be given a second nasal flu dose after an interval of at least 4 weeks.  

There is no flu vaccine available for children under 6 months.

​​Nasal flu vaccine safety

The nasal flu vaccine is safe and effective and has been given to millions of children across the world over the past decade.​

Children can’t get flu from the nasal vaccine. The vaccine given up a child's nose is 0.1ml, around 1/50th of a teaspoon of fluid given into each nostril. The fluid is quickly absorbed into the child's nose.

The vaccine does not create an external mist. Others in the room are not at risk when the nasal vaccine is given. The vaccine can only work in the temperature of the nose and cannot work in the air.

There are very few side effects. Some children may have a runny nose for a short time after having the nasal vaccine.

The nasal flu vaccine brand used is Fluenz.​

FLUENZ Tetra, INN-influenza vaccine (live attenuated, nasal)

Find out more about the children’s flu vaccine on NHS.

Some children may be recommended not to receive nasal flu, an alternative flu vaccine is available.

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