Dossier
meningococcal vaccination
Coverage of meningococcal vaccination in the Nexus archive.
- Uruguay Widens Free Meningitis Shots After an Unusual Rise in Cases
Uruguay's health ministry expanded free meningococcal vaccination to 11- and 12-year-olds in response to an unusual rise in cases, which included 20 infections and five deaths, three of which were children. The outbreak is linked to serogroup C bacteria.