Can you choose a flu jab instead of the nasal spray for a reception age child ?

[Yellowgiraffepinkdog]

My dd will be going into reception has never been allowed a flu spray due to medical and other issues but we want her protected this year as she will be in a big school. Can we ask the gp for a jab instead ? Are they suitable for children

If there are medical reasons then the GP should do the jab. Ds is 14 and most years I have to remind them on the guidelines and why he can’t have it at school but we always get there in the end!

Yes!
my son takes this option as his dad is immunosuppressed and we can’t have him sending live virus. Just let the nurse know!

Different country, but my child isn’t allowed the spray for her own medical reasons plus we can’t have anyone in the house take it because of DH. She has gotten a flu vaccine via injection every year without fail.

Thankyou ! I will ask the gp then

I don’t think that she could have it in school at the same time as her classmates but I can’t think why she couldn’t have one through her gp.

DD has had the injection at school but she's a teenager, not sure if there's any age limit on younger children. You just have to fill the consent form in slightly differently so you're not consenting to the nasal spray but the injection instead.

DD used to get the jab instead of the spray for medical reasons. She had to have it done at the GP, though,

Both my children have jabs rather than nasal sprays - they started doing this as Dad was having chemo and they couldn't have the live vaccine but as they're both autistic they found they could both tolerate the jab much better than the nasal spray from a sensory perspective so each year we just ring the surgery and book all 4 of us in. It is never queried.

You can request it from the GP, but she will need to have it at the GP practice and not at school. They only do the nasal spray at primary school.

School and the GP doesn't work together either so you'll still get a form from school. Just fill it in saying your child has already had it or refuse permission. You don't want them accidentally getting it at school. You may then get a phone call from the school nurse, but they just like to double check things. DS used to get his when younger at the doctors in case of an adverse reaction.

If she has current medical reasons for receiving the jab over the nasal spray then she will have it done at the GPs surgery, or if attending a SEN school the school nurses will administer on site but a different day.

If she is now only eligible for the nasal spray then they will allocate that method And ypu may have to fight for the jab as she would have been taken off the allocation list.

The spray contains pork gelatin so in school there is the option to have the jab instead for Muslim children .

You'll get notified by the school when it's their turn for the vaccine. At this point parents need to give consent. You'll need to advise why yours shouldn't and alternative arrangements will be made.