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Member for Wide Bay Llew O’Brien<\/figcaption><\/figure>February 7, 2018 <\/strong><\/p>\n

A quad-strain vaccine to help protect young children from the devastating consequences of meningococcal will be added to the National Immunisation Program (NIP).<\/p>\n

Member for Wide Bay Llew O\u2019Brien said the new vaccine, called Nimenrix, covers against A, C, W and Y strains.<\/p>\n

It will be added to the NIP ahead of the next peak meningococcal season which, based on previous years, is expected to be in the second half of the year.<\/p>\n

“Meningococcal is a rare but very serious infection that has devastating consequences for individuals and their families,” Mr O\u2019Brien said.<\/p>\n

“It occurs when meningococcal bacteria from the throat or nose invades the body, and tragically, in recent years we have seen a rise in the number of invasive meningococcal cases in Australia.”<\/p>\n

In 2017, there were 382 cases reported nationally, compared with 252 cases in 2016 and 182 cases in 2015.<\/p>\n

Deaths associated with meningococcal have also risen, with 28 deaths in 2017, compared with 11 deaths in 2016 and 12 deaths in 2015.<\/p>\n

Currently, infants aged 12 months are given a single-strain Meningococcal C vaccine.<\/p>\n

Mr O\u2019Brien urged all parents to take advantage of the new vaccine, and to get the facts about immunisation by visiting https:\/\/immunisationfacts.gov.au<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

“Vaccination is an effective and safe tool to prevent the spread of many diseases that cause hospitalisation, serious ongoing health conditions and sometimes death,” Mr O\u2019Brien said.<\/p>\n

Health Minister Greg Hunt said upgrading to the quad-strain was good news for parents and infants, but it\u2019s only the first step in the Government\u2019s broader approach to reduce meningococcal’s impact.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“In March, the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC) will consider the listing of a quad-strain vaccine for adolescents,” Minister Hunt said.<\/p>\n

“We are committed to strengthening Australia\u2019s world-class national vaccination program and we urge all Australian parents and carers to have their children vaccinated.<\/p>\n

“The announcement follows the decision by PBAC to recommend the listing of Nimenrix for infants aged 12 months of age.”<\/p>\n

Mr O\u2019Brien said the Coalition has a policy of funding all medicines recommended by PBAC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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