Vaccinations nasal of otherwise

Summary

The requester asked for vaccination dates and confirmation of parental consent procedures at St Johns Primary School. The authority disclosed the vaccination date but stated it does not hold information on consent as that process is managed by Manx Care.

Key Facts

• The School Nursing Team from Manx Care is scheduled to visit St Johns Primary School.
• The flu vaccination programme is set for Wednesday 20 October 2021.
• The Department of Education, Sport and Culture does not hold information regarding parental consent.
• Parental consent for the vaccinations is being processed directly by Manx Care.
• The request was received on 16 September 2021 and responded to on 8 October 2021.

Data Disclosed

• 1995573
• 2021-09-16
• 2021-10-08
• Wednesday 20 October 2021
• 2021-10-11

Exemptions Cited

• Information not held by the authority

Original Request

Kindly provide the days the school will be administering the above or any form of 'immunisation' to the children in St Johns school please? Please confirm that full informed consent from the Parents will be obtained.

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Corporate Services Division Department of Education, Sport and Culture Hamilton House Peel Road, Douglas IM1 5EZ Telephone: (01624) 685808 Website: www.gov.im/dec Email: dec@foi.gov.im Our ref: 1995573 08 October 2021

Dear ###

We write further to your request which was received on 16 September 2021 and which states:

"Kindly provide the days the school will be administering the above or any form of 'immunisation' to the children in St Johns school please? Please confirm that full informed consent from the Parents will be obtained." Our response to your request is as follows: Dates of vaccination The School Nursing Team from Manx Care are due to attend St Johns Primary School on Wednesday 20 October 2021 to deliver the school flu vaccination programme. Consent While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance the Department does not hold or cannot, after taking reasonable steps to do so, find some of the information that you have requested. This is because parental consent for the vaccinations is not being processed by St Johns Primary School, therefore the school do not hold any information in relation to this. By way of advice and assistance Manx Care will be requesting parental consent for the vaccinations scheduled to take place at St Johns Primary School on Wednesday 20 October 2021. Please quote the reference number 1995573 in any future communications.

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