As per the operational model for the past two seasons, in the 2025/26 influenza season, the model will be for GPs, Community Pharmacists and HSE vaccination teams to offer LAIV in primary school settings. The HSE are encouraging GPs and Community Pharmacists who wish to engage in the LAIV Schools Programme, to reach out to mainstream primary schools to explore if they would be interested in offering LAIV on-site, to all children in all class groups in each participating school.
Schools will be asked to accept only one vaccine provider in each school (i.e. either a HSE vaccination team, a GP or a Community Pharmacist).
In order to manage the workflow and reporting, it is desirable to capture the primary school Roll Number and Eircode for each participating school.
GPs and Community Pharmacists are requested to provide the HSE with details of the schools where they have agreed to offer LAIV on-site during the 2025/26 season, using the forms provided at LAIV Programme Resources.
