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Meningococcal cases on slow rise see clinicians looking for deal on vaccines

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Zahra
Shahtahmasebi

zshahtahmasebi@nzdoctor.co.nz

Thursday 31 October 2019, 04:29 PM
Meningococcal vaccine
Health professionals say more needs to be done to protect young people against meningococcal, but the cost of vaccines poses an issue
The scary thing is, it is an easy disease to miss. People can get it, then be dead 24 hours later As meningococcal cases continue a slow rise ch
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Proposal to widen access to meningococcal ACWY vaccine for people in close-living situations– Pharmac
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Meningococcal disease information for health professionals – The Immunisation Advisory Centre
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Meningococcal vaccines: Eligibility, recommendations and supply – Ministry of Health
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Invasive meningococcal disease quarterly report - ESR
from surv.esr.cri.nz
Health experts call for more to be done to protect students against meningococcal B
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