Federal government offers teens free meningococcal vaccine from next year

From next year, teenagers across Australia will be able to get a free vaccine to protect them against four strains of the potentially deadly meningococcal disease. The Federal Government has announced a plan expected to reach about a million Australians between the ages of 14 and 19 in the next four years.

A doctor injects a vaccine at a clinic in Canberra. Source: AAP