SOUTH Australia will be the first jurisdiction in Australia to introduce a vaccination program for babies and young people against the potentially deadly meningococcal B disease.
Minister for Health and Wellbeing Stephen Wade said an expert working group has developed an evidence-based, statewide vaccination program that will provide immunisations for children aged up to 12 months, as well as catch-up programs for children aged under four years, and in 2019, adolescents.
"It currently costs parents up to $500 for a full vaccination course to immunise their children against meningococcal B -- a cost which is out of reach for many," Wade said.
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