Wednesday 16 August 2017

Meningitis jab uptake 'worryingly low'

Meningitis jab uptake 'worryingly low' School-leavers are putting themselves at risk of deadly meningitis if they don't take up the offer to be vaccinated against the disease, nurses are warning.

People living in England who are aged 17 and 18 are eligible for the free jab.

The Royal College of Nursing says only a third took up the offer last year. BBC News

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