On Tuesday 27^TH August 2024, Barwon Health Immunisation Service, will visit our Year 7 students to administer the free

• HPV (Human Papillomavirus) vaccine =1 injection
• Boostrix vaccine (Diphtheria, tetanus, and whooping cough booster) = 1 injection

There is also an opportunity for any year 10 students that have missed out earlier in the year to receive their Meningococcal vaccine. Consent cards were sent home with year 10 students on 19.8.24 to be returned no later than Friday 23.8.24.

Students are to wear SPORTS UNIFORM for the day.

We still have a high outstanding number of parent consents not given for the year 7 immunisations.

All families that haven’t given consent have received an email yesterday 19.8.24 and this needs to be returned with YES or NO consent given no later than this coming Friday 23.8.24 to either Newcomb Secondary College office or to Barwon Health through the hyperlink attached in the email. Consent form is attached to the email, or a hard copy can be collected from the Newcomb Secondary College office.