Meningococcal vaccine eligibility criteria too narrow, says advocate
The Meningitis Foundation Aotearoa says current vaccine eligibility rules do not cover all young people at risk.
An advocate for meningitis prevention argues that eligibility criteria for meningococcal vaccination are too restrictive. They say all young people in classrooms are at risk because they socialise together. The current vaccination programme's scope does not adequately address this shared risk among students.
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Meningococcal vaccine eligibility criteria too narrow – advocate
All young people in classrooms are at risk because they socialise together, says the head of Meningitis Foundation Aotearoa.