Students offered vaccine against deadly meningitis strain

Rapid growth in cases of MenW prompts GP campaign to protect young people against infection

First-year university and college students will this year be offered vaccination to protect them against a deadly strain of meningitis, known as MenW.

GPs will be inviting those aged 17 and 18 to come for vaccination protection against meningitis (inflammation of the brain) and septicaemia (blood poisoning) caused by four meningococcal strains including MenW.

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