Please see below message in relation to a HSE Flu Clinic in school on October 9th, 2026.
Registration is Essential, so please read carefully if you wish your child to avail of a free Nasal Flu Vaccine.
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Dear Parents,
Firhouse CC have teamed up with Hickeys Pharmacy again this year to provide students with a FREE Flu nasal vaccine. Hickeys Pharmacy are setting up a vaccination centre within the school. All the experienced vaccinators are qualified pharmacists who have undertaken specialist training in line with the HSE. Children are offered a nasal spray as it is quick, painless and is more effective than an injected vaccine. We have organised a Flu Clinic onsite in your school on October 9th, 2026.
For the past number of years, the HSE has offered free Flu Vaccinations for children aged 2-17 years. This is because children play a key role in the transmission of flu and may pose a threat to those who are at higher risk of complications from flu such as the elderly, those who are pregnant or Adults/children with underlying conditions.
I know from first-hand experience that parents can often struggle to get vaccine appointments for their children without taking time off work or taking kids out of school. This has proven to be a barrier to vaccine uptake.
Vaccination in schools will increase the uptake rate and ensure a successful flu vaccine campaign, which will help to protect the vulnerable members of our community for the coming winter months.
If you would like your child to avail of the flu nasal vaccine, we will need you to complete a Flu Vaccination consent form for your child ahead of the day.
Please click on the link below, to fill in your child’s consent form: https://fasturl.co.uk/t2D3JY26
PLEASE NOTE: For parents with more than 1 child in the school, you will need to fill in one consent form for each child. We cannot vaccinate any child without the online consent being completed in advance of the vaccine clinic. Vaccination will be scheduled over the school day to suit the operational needs of the school. The online consent form will close at 3pm the day before the vaccine clinic, to allow us time to run our necessary clinical and safety checks.
For a fun superhero video on flu vaccination for younger kids click here
***For any parents or family members of the school’s pupils who wish to receive the vaccine in their local pharmacy please visit our website via the link below to book an appointment at a time convenient to you.
Hickeys Pharmacy: https://www.hickeyspharmacies.ie/flu-vaccination?srsltid=AfmBOoovetPnb_rwKJyrEtIBM7pY2cryv5hYfZZL1COxrcCCjhPtkF0u
To read more information about this year’s flu vaccination, please visit the HSE website https://www2.hse.ie/conditions/flu/childrens-flu-vaccine/
Kind regards,
Sinead Kennedy
Pharmacy Services Lead| Uniphar
E sikennedy@uniphar.ie| M +353 852191132
4045 Kingswood Road, Dublin D24 V06K, Ireland
www.uniphar.ie