Meningitis – get vaccinated! It could save your life…

Meningococcal group C (MenC) disease cases are down by 99% since the vaccination programme was introduced by UKHSA and NHS England in 1999, but the fight against the deadly diseases that cause meningitis and septicaemia continues.

In 2018, Becca Heritage was a young university student studying general medicine, with the ambition to become an NHS doctor. In this blog post, Becca shares her story of how meningitis changed her life and disrupted her plans just weeks into her starting her degree.

Read the UKHSA blog below.

If you are under the age of 25, and either not vaccinated or unsure if you are against Meningitis – book in to see a Nurse. It is free on the NHS and could save your life…call us now on 01603 251600.