Students across the North East are being encouraged to register with a GP in order to receive their Meningitis immunisation. Those born between 01/09/96 and 31/08/97 should already have been contacted by their GP. Given the recent rise in the disease, from the current academic year (2016/17) all year 9 […]
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Teenage boy dies suddenly after contracting meningitis
A teenage boy with a “vibrant soul” has died suddenly after contracting meningitis. Tyler Garwood, from Town Moor, Newcastle upon Tyne, fell ill with a strand of the deadly infection and died in the early hours of Monday, April 25 his school confirmed. Sarah Holmes-Carne, principal of Kenton School where […]
Meningitis survivor’s mum: “How many children have to die before the Government says yes?”
As MPs hold their first evidence session on the Meningitis B vaccine in Parliament today (March 15), we hear from one County Durham mum whose child battled against the illness. It was a normal evening for Tilly Lockey and her family on Sunday January 20, 2007 until started feeling unwell – and the […]
National meningitis groups back vaccines petition
Two major meningitis awareness groups have expressed their sadness for the passing of Faye Burdett. Meningitis Now and the Meningitis Research Foundation are backing a Parliamentary petition calling for older children to have a vaccine, following last year’s campaign to vaccinate all new-borns and babies under one year old. Two-year-old […]
Sunderland health expert backs meningitis B vaccine call
A Sunderland health expert has supported demands for a meningitis vaccine for older children. Professor Jim Smith, secretary for the Sunderland Local Pharmaceutical Committee, says cost is one of the reasons why there is a lack of a widespread meningitis vaccine. A public outcry has been sparked after two-year-old Faye […]