Teenagers from 15 should be given free MenB vaccine, say UK experts

Posted: 17th July 2026

Source: Teenagers from 15 should be given free meningitis B vaccine, say experts – BBC News

All teenagers should be offered a free vaccine against meningitis B (MenB) at around the age of 15, UK experts are now recommending – a change to previous advice.

It follows concerns over the UK’s largest and fastest growing outbreak that happened in Kent earlier this year, in which two people died.

As a precaution, a one-off vaccination campaign is already being launched around the UK this summer for young people heading off to university for the first time, among some others.

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