Four-in-one meningococcal vaccine to be covered

A child cries while getting the vaccine in the Northern Territory

Source: AAP

Parents are being urged to take advantage of free vaccinations which protect against most strains of the meningococcal disease. Cases of the deadly infection are on the rise in Australia, and doctors will soon be able to give babies four injections in one vaccine.



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