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Extra Vaccine for Northland Targeted MenW Programme

Published: Wed 5 Dec 2018 12:04 PM
PHARMAC has confirmed they have procured an additional 5000 doses of Meningococcal ACWY vaccine, which brings the total stock available for Northland's targeted three-week vaccination programme to 25,650 doses.
The vaccination programme started today in Northland to halt the spread of a community outbreak of the W strain of the bacterium that causes meningococcal disease (Men W).
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