A petition calling for the meningitis B immunisation programme to cover all children up to at least the age of 11 has received more than 700000 signaturesUnder-ones are most at risk from meningitis B,so when the immunisation programme was brought in – making the UK the first country in the world to offer the vaccine for free – it focused on babies. Immunisation programmes are often introduced in phases, and the cost of vaccinating all children would be enormous. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com