Parents have also refused consent for their child to be vaccinated because of fears about the vaccine, Public Health England (PHE) has revealed.
It is the second year of a pilot programme of the new nasal spray flu vaccinations aimed at school-aged children, with schools being at the forefront of the delivery.
However, PHE has issued an information notice for headteachers this week warning about the misunderstandings.
It states: “PHE has been made aware of a number of instances where parents who have not given consent for their child to receive the … children’s flu vaccine nasal spray are also not allowing their child to be present in school – either on the day of immunisation or in some cases for days or weeks afterwards.”
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