Federal government offers teens free meningococcal vaccine from next year

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Anti-vaccination beliefs spread quickly on the internet. Source: SBS

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.



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