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Ayrshire are being urged to sign their children up for flu vaccinations this winter.NHS chiefs are encouraging as many primary and secondary kids as possible to get protected.Consent forms are being distributed through schools this week ahead of a cut-off date next Tuesday, August 31.Secondary pupils will join all primary school children in Scotland in being eligible for this year’s flu vaccine, given as a painless nasal spray.It comes as more people than ever are being offered protection this year.Dr Elvira Garcia, consultant in public health medicine for NHS Ayrshire & Arran, said: “Flu is serious and can result in even healthy children and teenagers ending up in hospital.The Ayrshire Live app is available to download now.Get all the

Ayrshire secondary school.It's understood that a number of Kilwinning Academy pupils are now self-isolating after Public Health officials launched the exercise.Today, NHS Ayrshire & Arran officials said that every measure was being taken to protect pupils and staff.Elvira Garcia, consultant in Public Health said: "NHS Ayrshire & Arran’s Test & Protect team is currently conducting a contact tracing exercise with links to Kilwinning Academy in the North Ayrshire Council area."Close contacts identified through this process are being advised to self-isolate for 10 days by the Test and Protect Team."We appreciate this is a very worrying time.