The MenB Vaccine Conundrum: Why Teenagers Must Be Protected The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation's (JCVI) decision to offer the meningitis B vaccine to all teenagers in the UK on the National Health Service is a long overdue response to the growing threat of meningococcal disease among young people.
The recommendation comes after several outbreaks across the country, including a devastating episode in Kent that claimed two lives and left over a dozen hospitalized.
The committee's decision has been prompted by several years of rising cases of meningitis B, despite the fact that this rare but serious illness can have catastrophic consequences.