England: ‘Freshers’ urged to get meningitis vaccine, Northumbria University student dies

British health officials are strongly encouraging young people going to university or college to get vaccinated against meningococcal disease after recently released figures showed less than a fifth of young people have received the vaccine so far this year. This plea from health officials also follows the meningitis death (meningococcal meningitis group W) of a 19-year-old Northumbria University ["]