Lily O’Connell recovering from meningococcal  disease On Christmas night in 2017, Lily O’Connell went to bed thinking she had the flu. Forty-five minutes later, she

The Department of Health today reported that an adult has been hospitalised after being diagnosed with serogroup W meningococcal disease.Meningococcal disease is an uncommon, life-threatening

The State Government is extending the free vaccination program against meningococcal disease to every Tasmanian aged between six weeks and 20 years. Following the fifth

The Department of Health today reported that an infant is currently recovering in hospital after being diagnosed with serogroup W meningococcal disease. Meningococcal disease is

Tasmania should follow South Australia’s lead and fund free vaccinations for type B meningococcal disease, a national GP body says. A second case of meningococcal

A 20-year-old man is being treated for a meningococcal infection at Royal Hobart Hospital, three days after a young woman died from the disease. Tests

The Department of Health today reported that an adult is currently recovering in hospital after being diagnosed with serogroup W meningococcal disease. Meningococcal disease is

A Hobart teenager has died from a suspected meningococcal infection. Tasmanian health authorities were advised of the girl’s death after laboratory tests showed evidence of

A SEVEN-month-old girl from rural SA is fighting for life in hospital after contracting invasive meningococcal disease. The strain of the disease is yet to be identified.

South Australia will be the first jurisdiction in Australia to introduce a vaccination program for babies and young people against the potentially deadly meningococcal B