Meningitis B vaccine to be offered to a million young people

• Meningitis B vaccine programme will be rolled out to approximately one million young people in the UK, representing a significant expansion of preventative coverage
• The vaccination initiative is a direct response to an unprecedented meningitis B outbreak that occurred in Kent during the current year
• This one-off programme aims to control disease transmission and protect a vulnerable population cohort from meningococcal B infection

The decision for the one-off vaccine programme follows the unprecedented outbreak in Kent this year.

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