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First published Friday 22 June 2018.

  • A safe and effective vaccine is also available against the B strain, but it is currently only available on private prescription due to its high cost in comparison to the occurrence of the disease.
  • Professor Richmond’s team is currently involved in a South Australian study involving 35,000 school-aged children, investigating the effectiveness of the Men B vaccine in large community groups.
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