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Time running out for young people to receive meningitis B vaccines in UK

Just 28.2% of 18- and 19-year-olds have received their first dose in one-off campaign, UKHSA says The clock is ticking for young people in the UK to receive vaccinations to protect against meningitis B, experts have said, as figures reveal fewer than one in three eligible in one-off campaign have received their first dose. Earlier this year an unprecedented outbreak of meningitis B in Kent and…

Time running out for young people to receive meningitis B vaccines in UK

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