Teenagers and students advised to take new meningitis vaccine

Vaccine introduced in response to rapid increase in cases of aggressive group W strain

Health officials are calling on teenagers to come forward for a new vaccine against meningitis and septicaemia, particularly if they plan to go to university in September.

From Monday, GPs will be inviting all 17- and 18-year-olds to take part in the MenACWY vaccination programme. They said first-year university students were particularly susceptible to meningococcal disease because they are likely to mix with a lot of new people.

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