{"id":58082,"date":"2022-10-27T15:51:41","date_gmt":"2022-10-27T14:51:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/news\/?p=58082"},"modified":"2023-01-12T14:46:48","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T14:46:48","slug":"parents-and-carers-of-young-children-encouraged-to-have-their-children-vaccinated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/news\/parents-and-carers-of-young-children-encouraged-to-have-their-children-vaccinated\/","title":{"rendered":"Parents and carers of young children encouraged to have their children vaccinated"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>The UK Health Security Agency, UKHSA, say that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/national-flu-and-covid-19-surveillance-reports-published\" rel=\"noopener\">cases of flu have climbed quickly<\/a>, indicating that the season has begun earlier than normal, and that they are seeing hospitalisations and ICU admissions rising fastest in children aged under 5 years old.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vaccinations to protect against flu are down on last season. Just 12.1 per cent of two-year olds and 12.8 per cent of three-year olds have been vaccinated against flu this time, compared to 17.4 percent in two-year olds and 18.6 per cent in three-year olds last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><strong>Dr Mary Ramsay, Director of Public Health Programmes at the UKHSA, said:<\/strong><\/p><p>&#8220;Our latest data shows early signs of the anticipated threat we expected to face from flu this season.<\/p><p>&#8220;We&#8217;re urging parents in particular not to be caught out as rates of hospitalisations and ICU admissions are currently rising fastest in children under five.<\/p><p>&#8220;This will be a concern for many parents and carers of young children, and we urge them to take up the offer of vaccination for eligible children as soon as possible.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The nasal spray flu vaccine is free on the NHS for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>children aged two or three on 31 August 2022<\/li><li>all primary school children (Reception to Year Six)<\/li><li>some secondary school aged children<\/li><li>children aged two to 17 years with long-term health conditions<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You can arrange a flu jab for children aged between six months to two years (with a long-term condition) at your GP surgery. Similarly, children aged between two years and the start of primary school, can also get their flu vaccine via their GP surgery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Children at primary school will be offered the flu vaccination through school, as will some secondary school-aged children in eligible groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Children in eligible school groups (with a long-term health condition) can access the flu vaccine via their school or their GP surgery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And children who are home-schooled or not in mainstream education (same ages as those offered in eligible groups at school), can access the flu jab via their community clinic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/vaccinations\/child-flu-vaccine\/\" rel=\"noopener\">More information about children&#8217;s flu vaccine is available on the NHS website. <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/vaccinations\/flu-influenza-vaccine\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Information for adults about the flu vaccine is also 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