Teenagers from 15 should be given MenB vaccine, say UK experts after Kent outbreak

UK vaccine advisers are asking the government to consider offering the meningitis B vaccine to teenagers from age fifteen, BBC News reports. The recommendation follows a meningitis B outbreak in Kent earlier this year, in which two people died. The jab is currently part of the UK's infant immunization schedule, and extending it to teenagers would mark a significant expansion of the program.

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