Government urged to vaccinate all children up to the age of 11 and increase awareness among doctors and in schools and nurseriesParents whose young children were killed or left seriously ill by strains of meningitis have urged the government to consider a universal vaccination programme,and to increase awareness of the disease among medical professionals.
The call, made in evidence to a House of Commons committee, and followed a petition signed by more than 800000 people asking for all children up to 11 to get the meningitis B vaccine,which also offers protection against other strains.
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Source: theguardian.com