Guidance

Live attenuated flu vaccine: patient group direction (PGD) template

PGD template to support the administration of live attenuated flu vaccine (Fluenz Trivalent®) in accordance with national seasonal flu vaccination programme

Applies to England

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ճ󾱲PGDtemplate supports the administration of live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV) (Fluenz Trivalent®) as part of thenational seasonal influenza vaccination programme.

LAIVPGDversion 15.00 is valid from 1 September 2025 to 1 April 2026.

Practitioners must not use thisPGDtemplate until it has been authorised in Section 2. This is a legal requirement (see).

ճ󾱲PGDtemplate should be used with reference to current national guidance, theGreen Book, andfor the vaccine.

Updates to this page

Published 10 July 2024
Last updated 13 August 2025 show all updates
  1. Added information about the addendum.

  2. Added 'Addendum to: Live attenuated influenza vaccine nasal spray suspension (LAIV) Patient Group Direction (PGD)'

  3. Added version 15, see page 4 for change history.

  4. First published.

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