Teenagers should get free NHS meningitis jabs at 15, says new guidance – as rollout to protect more deaths starts

ALL teens should be offered a free meningitis jab on the NHS, health chiefs ruled today. Currently, most youngsters above primary school age are unprotected against meningitis B (MenB) because routine jabs for babies were only introduced in 2015. As a precaution, a one-off vaccination campaign has also already been launched this summer for young...