Meningitis B vaccination scheme launched for students starting university this autumn - are you eligible?

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Meningitis B vaccination scheme launched for students starting university this autumn - are you eligible?.

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Pharmacy appointments are now available for hundreds of thousands of young people across England seeking protection against meningitis B ahead of the autumn university term.The one-off immunisation initiative is aimed at Year 13 students aged 17 and 18, alongside anyone under 25 who will be attending university or residential further education this September.Vaccinations will start from July 20, with recipients requiring two doses spaced a minimum of 28 days apart.The programme follows a government announcement last month in response to several serious outbreaks of the potentially fatal bacterial infection.

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