Men ACWY vaccine

Got a letter for my GP today about this vaccine I'm applicable to get. Apparently it's replacing the freshers vaccine and people born between 1 Sep 1996 - 31 Aug 97. Has any one else been contacted about this just out of curiosity?

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Roving Fish

Original post by misscaricature

Freshers vaccine? Ey?

Edit: Interesting :beard:

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http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/vaccinations/Pages/men-acwy-vaccine.aspx

Allegedly people are being contacted now so that they can have it done next month:

NHS

From August 2015, all 17- and 18-year-olds in school year 13 and first-time university students up to the age of 25 will be offered the Men ACWY vaccine as part of the NHS vaccination programme. The Men ACWY vaccine protects against four different causes of meningitis and septicaemia – meningococcal (Men) A, C, W and Y diseases.