Free meningococcal vaccine for teens will save lives, survivor says

A doctor injects a vaccine at a clinic in Canberra, Friday, Aug. 2, 2013. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) NO ARCHIVING

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

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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