Guidance

Childhood flu programme: information for healthcare practitioners

Provides information on the flu vaccination programme for children, the vaccine and how to administer it.

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 8 October 2013
• Last updated: 1 December 2020
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  1. 1 December 2020

     Added updated guidance.

  2. 14 September 2020

     Added the guidance for the 2020 to 2021 flu season.

  3. 7 August 2019

     Updated links relating to vaccines and porcine gelatine.

  4. 11 July 2019

     Updated guidance document and slideset link for the 2019 to 2020 child flu vaccination programme.

  5. 24 July 2018

     Added revised guidance for the 2018 to 2019 flu season.

  6. 15 August 2017

     Added link to slideset for the 2017 to 2018 national childhood flu immunisation programme; for viewing and downloading.

  7. 7 August 2017

     Revised guidance for the 2017 to 2018 flu season.

  8. 13 September 2016

     Updated to included more information on vaccine effectiveness and viral shedding.

  9. 25 July 2016

     Updated to include recommendations for the 2016 to 2017 flu season

  10. 23 November 2015

      Updated to include additional questions and links to related documents

  11. 11 August 2015

      Information for healthcare practitioners on the national childhood flu immunisation programme 2015 to 2016

  12. 5 August 2014

      'The national childhood flu immunisation programme 2014 to 2015 guidance' has been uploaded.

  13. 17 January 2014

      Information about the flu vaccine has been updated.

  14. 17 October 2013

      Added latest version of document

  15. 8 October 2013

      First published.

This publication was withdrawn on 18 August 2021

The childhood flu programme guidance and the inactivated influenza programme guidance for healthcare practitioners have been combined. Please see the Flu vaccination programme: information for healthcare practitioners for the latest flu programme guidance.

Documents

[Withdrawn] The national childhood flu immunisation programme 2020 to 2021: information for healthcare practitioners

Ref: PHE publications gateway number GW-1574

PDF, 909 KB, 30 pages

Details

This document on the flu vaccination and vaccination programme includes information on:

• what flu is
• the flu vaccine
• dosage
• administering the vaccine
• advice on vaccinating children with an egg allergy
• further resources

View and download the accompanying childhood flu programme 2020 training slideset.