The Health Service Executive expects to begin vaccinating school children against Influenza A (H1N1) in schools from next week.
The Department of Education has written to all schools in the country advising them of the procedure.
The HSE will establish clinics in some schools, with pupils from neighbouring schools being invited to attend for vaccination.
Other students will be asked to attend their local HSE vaccination clinics.
The HSE says it is currently identifying the schools in which to establish clinics and says it is likely these schools will be the main post primary.
It says practical arrangements will be worked out locally with the individual schools.
Today's letter to schools from the Department of Education says the HSE will be distributing a vaccination information pack to schools for distribution to parents via their children.
The HSE says it expects vaccination to be completed by early 2010.
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