Starting uni? What to know about the free NHS meningitis B jab in England
It follows the UK's largest and fastest growing meningitis B outbreak to date in Kent earlier this year.
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A million young people are being offered a free meningitis B vaccine.
It comes after concerns over the UK's largest and fastest growing outbreak that happened in Kent earlier this year.
Nearly 90,000 doses of the vaccine have already been given, with 135,000 more booked in for the coming weeks.
So who needs the vaccine, what's in it and where can you get it for free?
The vaccine offers protection against a dangerous strain of meningitis called meningitis B (MenB) that caused the outbreak in Kent.
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