Tens of Thousands Get MenB Vaccine in Just Two Weeks

Tens of thousands get MenB vaccine in just two weeks

Tens of thousands of young people get vital protection from MenB in just a fortnight.

Walk-in meningitis B vaccination clinics open for young people

Nation.Cymru staff Young people and students are being urged to take up the offer of a meningitis B vaccination at walk-in clinics being held across Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan this month. The clinics are open to all 17 and 18-year-olds born between September 1, 2007 and August 31, 2008, as well as eligible […] The post Walk-in meningitis B vaccination clinics open for young people appeared first on Nation.Cymru.

Mother's plea for students to get free meningitis vaccine

THE mother of a Glenmornan teenager who died from meningitis has urged young people heading to university and college this autumn to take up a new free vaccine. Marie Devine’s daughter, Terri, died aged 16 after contracting Group B meningococcal septicaemia (MenB) in December 2008. Now, as the Public Health Agency launches a vaccination programme for students and young people, Mrs Devine is encouraging everyone eligible to get protected. Since T…

NHS England » Tens of thousands of young people get vital protection from MenB in just a fortnight

Tens of thousands of young people have received the first of a life-saving double dose of the meningitis B vaccine within just 2 weeks of the NHS launching its biggest ever catch-up campaign for the virus. Since the programme began on 20 July, 89,261* first doses of the vaccine have been given to young people, […]