In this episode:

• The incidence of meningococcal disease in Australia
• The ‘at-risk’ groups for meningococcal disease in Australia
• The standard recommended meningococcal vaccination program
• The benefits of adding non-subsidised meningococcal B vaccine to the routine quadrivalent meningococcal vaccination schedule

Host: Dr Terri Foran, Sexual Health Physician; Conjoint Senior Lecturer, School of Women’s and Children’s Health, UNSW

Guest: A/Prof Peter Richmond, Consultant Paediatric Immunologist & Paediatrician; Perth Children’s Hospital; Head of the Vaccine Trials Group, Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and Infectious Diseases; Director of the Child Health Research Network, Child and Adolescent Health Service

Total time: 17 mins

Recommended Resources:

• Australian Immunisation Handbook
• Meningitis Centre Australia
• UK data on Meningococcus B vaccination in infants

This educational activity was developed by Healthed at the request of and with funding from GSK.