Meningitis C has been virtually eradicated from Britain following a
pioneering vaccination campaign, according to the Department of ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû1000¼¯ºÏ. Since
the campaign began in November 1999, some 18 million babies, children and older
teenagers have been vaccinated against the potentially lethal disease. There has
been a 90 per cent reduction in cases among 15 to 17-year-olds, and an 82 per
cent reduction in babies under one. Britain was the first country to have a
national programme of vaccination for meningitis C and Spain and Ireland are now
following suit.
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