Thousands of students will be eligible for a free meningococcal group B (MenB) vaccine from July 20

The risk of MenB for first-year university students is about seven times higher than people a similar age who did not go to university

Meningococcal B can cause serious, life-threatening problems including inflammation of the lining of the brain and sepsis (blood poisoning).

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Thousands of students will be eligible for a free meningococcal group B (MenB) vaccine from July 20

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JCVI says children should have one or two doses of menB vaccine at age 15, depending on if they had one as a baby

Meningitis B recommendation by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) is for all 15-year-olds to be vaccinated after deadly outbreaks and two deaths