https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/tags/meningitisnow/Recent content in meningitisnow on Birmingham DailyHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usFri, 17 Jul 2026 04:41:02 +0000https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/nhs-considers-meningitis-b-vaccine-update-for-all-born-before-april-2015/Fri, 17 Jul 2026 04:41:02 +0000https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/nhs-considers-meningitis-b-vaccine-update-for-all-born-before-april-2015/The NHS is being urged to revise its vaccination policy to offer the meningitis B vaccine to all teenagers aged 15 and older. Advisers speaking to the Labour Party government recommend that children receive one or two doses of the vaccine at age 15, depending on their earlier vaccination status as babies. This update would include catch-up programs for those who previously missed the vaccine. The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) strongly supports administering two doses of the meningitis B vaccine to children born on or before April 30, 2015, ideally around their 15th birthday.