{"id":44702,"date":"2026-04-02T12:13:34","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T01:13:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/?post_type=article&#038;p=44702"},"modified":"2026-04-02T12:13:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T01:13:34","slug":"nsw-school-vaccination-program-year-7-consent-required-6","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/article\/nsw-school-vaccination-program-year-7-consent-required-6\/","title":{"rendered":"NSW School Vaccination Program \u2013 Year 7 Consent Required"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Friday 22 May 2026<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Vaccination date for Year 7 students<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/02\/Why-Vaccination-Matters.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Why Vaccination Matters<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">As part of the NSW School Vaccination Program 2026, the following vaccines will be offered <b>free of charge <\/b>at school:<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/02\/Year-7-Vaccination-Informatin.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Year 7 Students<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li5\">Diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (whooping cough) vaccine \u2013 1 dose<\/li>\n<li class=\"li4\">Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine \u2013 1 dose<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p4\">To have your child vaccinated at school, you need to give your permission (consent) either online or by filling out and returning the paper consent form.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><b>To do <\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<ol class=\"ol1\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ol class=\"ol1\">\n<li class=\"li8\">Read the school vaccination program information. Translations are available. Please refer to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.nsw.gov.au\/immunisation\/Pages\/school_vaccination_language.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NSW Health webpage<\/a>:<\/li>\n<li class=\"li8\">Sign the consent form \u2013 you can do this <a href=\"https:\/\/engage.health.nsw.gov.au\/engage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">online by clicking here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li9\">Talk to your child about getting vaccinated. Information for students.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li4\"><span class=\"s3\">To give consent online visit NSW Health <a href=\"https:\/\/engage.health.nsw.gov.au\/engage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">by clicking here<\/a><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/span>or <b>scan the QR code below.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-43790\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/02\/QR-Code-for-Vaccination-Consent.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"219\" height=\"216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/02\/QR-Code-for-Vaccination-Consent.jpeg 219w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/02\/QR-Code-for-Vaccination-Consent-152x150.jpeg 152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 219px) 100vw, 219px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><b>You will need: <\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<ol class=\"ol1\">\n<li class=\"li11\">Medicare card details for you and your child<\/li>\n<li class=\"li11\">name of the secondary school your child will attend in Year 7<\/li>\n<li class=\"li12\">your Service NSW login details (this is the same account you might use to renew your driver\u2019s license)<\/li>\n<li class=\"li13\"><span class=\"s4\">if you don\u2019t have a Service NSW account, you can create one by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.service.nsw.gov.au\/services\/myservicensw-account\/how-to-create-an-account\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">clicking here.<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"p4\"><b>More information <\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p13\"><span class=\"s5\">For detailed steps on how to provide consent, please watch the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/1094883515\/4fa97457a9?share=copy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Provide Consent Video<\/a> <span class=\"s4\">or refer to the NSW Health webpage <a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.nsw.gov.au\/immunisation\/Pages\/online-consent-school-vaccination.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here. <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p13\">If you or your child does not have a Medicare card, internet access or you are unable to complete the online consent, contact the MLC School Health Centre <a href=\"mailto:mlcnurse@mlcsyd.nsw.edu.au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">by email here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">For more information on routine school vaccinations <a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.nsw.gov.au\/schoolvaccination\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:mlcnurse@mlcsyd.nsw.edu.au\"><em><strong>\u2013 Katelyn Morris<\/strong><\/em><\/a><br \/>\nMLC School Senior Nurse<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Friday 22 May 2026\u00a0\u2013 Vaccination date for Year 7 students Why Vaccination Matters As part of the NSW School Vaccination Program 2026, the following vaccines will be offered free of charge at school: Year 7 Students: Diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (whooping cough) vaccine \u2013 1 dose Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine \u2013 1 dose To have your child vaccinated [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":18531,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","article_category":[9],"article_tag":[],"class_list":["post-44702","article","type-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","article_category-news-announcements"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/44702","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44702"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18531"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44702"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"article_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_category?post=44702"},{"taxonomy":"article_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_tag?post=44702"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}