Meningitis protection

June 26, 2013

Two meningitis jabs are now needed for a child to be considered ‘fully immunised’ from 01 Jul. Govt immunisation guidelines are being expanded to include two children’s meningitis vaccines - meningococcal C and pneumococcal meningitis. Meningococcal Australia is also warning that ‘fully immunised’ does not mean ‘fully protected’ as the scheduled vaccinations do not provide protection against meningococcal B, the most common strain of the disease.

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