Experts consider expanding meningitis vaccine eligibility after Kent outbreak

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 currently qualify.

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