{"id":25674,"date":"2026-06-04T12:00:56","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T02:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/?post_type=article&#038;p=25674"},"modified":"2026-06-04T12:00:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T02:00:56","slug":"year-10-vaccination-clinic-and-free-nasal-spray-flu-vaccine","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/article\/year-10-vaccination-clinic-and-free-nasal-spray-flu-vaccine\/","title":{"rendered":"Year 10 Vaccination Clinic and Free Nasal Spray Flu Vaccine"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong>Vaccinations<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#Year10\"><strong>Year 10 Vaccination Clinic <\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#Nasal\"><strong>Free Nasal Spray Flu Vaccine (Ages 2-17)<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>\u00a0<\/h4>\n<h4><strong><a id=\"Year10\"><\/a>Year 10 Vaccination Clinic<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>On Thursday 11 June (Week 8) all Year 10 Students will be offered the Meningococcal ACWY vaccine through the NSW Health School Vaccination Program. The vaccination program requires parents to provide consent for their children to be vaccinated at school.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thank you to all the Parents of Year 10 students who have completed their online consent forms.\u00a0 If you are yet to complete the form please do so ASAP as the vaccinations are next week.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>How to provide consent:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/engage.health.nsw.gov.au\/engage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NSW Engage Health<\/a> and choose the School Vaccination Program. The Vaccination Portal works best on Google Chrome.<\/li>\n<li>Follow the steps to log in to your existing <strong>ServiceNSW Account<\/strong>. This is the same account you may already use to renew your driver\u2019s licence. If you don\u2019t have a ServiceNSW account, refer to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.service.nsw.gov.au\/services\/myservicensw-account\/how-to-create-an-account\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ServiceNSW<\/a>\u00a0to create one.<\/li>\n<li>Update or confirm your personal details in ServiceNSW as required.<\/li>\n<li>Complete the School Vaccination Consent Form for your child\/ren. You will need to:\n<ul>\n<li>Enter your child\u2019s personal details<\/li>\n<li>Provide the Medicare card details for you and your child<\/li>\n<li>Read the linked Parent Information Sheet and privacy statement<\/li>\n<li>Provide consent<\/li>\n<li>More detailed instructions can be found on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.nsw.gov.au\/immunisation\/Pages\/online-consent-school-vaccination.aspx#login\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NSW Health website<\/a>, including instructions for how to withdraw consent.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>You will receive a text and\/or email when your online consent has been completed.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"6\">\n<li>If you or your child does not have a Medicare card, consent can instead be provided by requesting a paper consent form from SCEGGS Student Services.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>If you have given consent for your child to be vaccinated at the school clinic, but they are absent on the day of the clinic visit, the school immunisation nurses will try to catch them up at their next visit. Alternatively, you can speak to a GP or pharmacist about catching up on vaccinations.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on school vaccinations click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.nsw.gov.au\/immunisation\/Pages\/online-consent-school-vaccination.aspx#login\">here<\/a>, or if you have any questions, please contact South Eastern Sydney Public Health Unit on: 9382 8333 (opt. 2).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong><a id=\"Nasal\"><\/a>Free Nasal Spray Flu Vaccine (Ages 2-17)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Influenza (flu) is serious but isn\u2019t as scary if you\u2019re vaccinated. A flu vaccine offers young people the best protection from serious illness.<\/p>\n<p>The nasal spray vaccine is gentle and painless and is now available for FREE for all young people from 2 to 17 years of age in NSW and is available through your GP, Pharmacy or Aborignial Medical Service for a limited time.<\/p>\n<p>Vaccination remains the best protection against serious illness from influenza. Influenza vaccine is recommended annually for everyone aged six months and over.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more <a href=\"http:\/\/www.health.nsw.gov.au\/kidsfluvaccine\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.healthdirect.gov.au\/nswfluvaccine\">Book your child\u2019s flu vaccine today HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Phil Rogers<br \/>\nDirector of Administration<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vaccinations Year 10 Vaccination Clinic Free Nasal Spray Flu Vaccine (Ages 2-17) \u00a0 Year 10 Vaccination Clinic On Thursday 11 June (Week 8) all Year 10 Students will be offered the Meningococcal ACWY vaccine through the NSW Health School Vaccination Program. 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