Meningococcal vaccine rollout announced as Government rejects claims it 'isn't listening' to concerns

ABC News

26 July 2018 - Vaccines covering the A, C, W and Y meningococcal strains will be available free for under-21s in response to the five recent cases of the disease in Tasmania, the Government has confirmed.

The announcement came a day after the ABC reported the fourth case for the year had presented at the Royal Hobart Hospital without the public being made aware.

The Tasmanian Health Service announced there were in fact two new cases, making it five in less than two weeks.

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