Meningitis B (MenB) vaccination programme (Islay)

Written By Alan Beresford

The following groups are eligible for the MenB programme this summer.   This is a two dose schedule, with the second dose administered four weeks after the first.

  • School-age cohort: Young people born between 1 March 2008 and 28 February 2009, and others who were in S6 during the academic year 2025/26, regardless of future education plans, (including those who left school after fourth or fifth year).

  • University entrants: Any undergraduate under 25 years of age* starting university for the first time in academic year 2026/27.

  • College entrants: Anyone under 25 years of age* starting college for the first time in academic year 2026/27, while living away from home in shared student accommodation.

*Individuals who turn 25 years of age on, or before, 31/12/26 are eligible.

Please call Islay Medical Practice on 01496305305 to book an appointment for the MenB vaccination.

Alan Beresford
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