Meningitis B Vaccine Offered to UK School Leavers, New Students
One-off programme to begin in July after recent MenB outbreaks in Kent, Dorset and Berkshire killed three people Teenagers in their final school year and young people starting university will be offered two doses of a vaccine to protect them against meningitis B, the government has announced. The one-off vaccination programme, which will begin in late July, comes after an unprecedented outbreak of meningitis B in Kent earlier this year along with clusters of cases in Dorset a
The UK government is launching a one-time vaccination initiative to protect teenagers and young adults against meningitis B. This program will commence in late July and targets individuals in their final year of secondary school and those entering university. The decision follows recent meningitis B outbreaks in Kent, Dorset, and Berkshire, which tragically resulted in three fatalities.
This preventative measure aims to curb the spread of a potentially fatal disease among vulnerable young populations following recent outbreaks.
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