Meningitis B: Teenagers warned ‘don’t leave it to chance’ and to get jab after deadly university outbreaks
The risk of MenB for first-year university students is about seven times higher than people a similar age who did not go to university
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Teens should be offered meningitis B jab on NHS after deadly Kent outbreak, government advisers say
Teenagers should be offered a vaccine on the NHS to protect against deadly meningitis B (menB), government advisers have recommended.
Teenagers should be offered meningitis B jab on NHS, Government advisers say
It comes after a series of outbreaks of meningitis, with the most serious being in Kent earlier this year which left two teenagers dead. Tee
Teenagers should be offered meningitis B jab on NHS, Government advisers say
It comes after a series of outbreaks of meningitis, with the most serious being in Kent earlier this year which left two teenagers dead.
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