Meningitis

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Health – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 1 February 2000.

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Photo of Yvette Cooper Yvette Cooper The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health 12:00, 1 February 2000

The introduction of the new meningitis C vaccine is progressing very well—immunisation for 15 to 17-years-olds is largely completed, and babies have been receiving the vaccine since November. We are on target to offer the vaccine to everyone under 18 by the end of the year. We are the first country in the world to have introduced a national programme for the new meningitis C vaccine, and we are implementing it a year ahead of schedule.