Experts consider expanding meningitis vaccine eligibility after Kent outbreak
Scientific advisory committee to examine impact of offering routine MenB jabs to wider range of peopleThe Kent meningitis outbreak: what is happening and why?Experts are considering the case for routinely...
By Anna Bawden, Isaaq Tomkins and Nicola Davis · The Guardian World
Scientific advisory committee to examine impact of offering routine MenB jabs to wider range of people The Kent meningitis outbreak: what is happening and why? Experts are considering the case for routinely vaccinating more people against meningitis B in response to the fatal outbreak in Kent. The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation ’s review was announced after the health secretary, Wes Streeting, asked it to “re-examine eligibility for meningitis vaccines” for a wider range of people than those who now qualify. Continue reading...