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    Home > Learn > Meningitis & septicaemia > Who is at risk?

    Who is at risk?


    Anyone can contract meningitis or septicaemia but particularly ‘at risk’ include those with a suppressed immune systems and the very young or very old.574

    Use the tool below to identify matching risk profiles by simply choosing the image that most closely reflects your age or that of a friend or family member.  The information provided is based on immunisation guidelines from the Department of Health.574

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    Children in the UK are among the first worldwide to benefit from a pneumococcal conjugate vaccine that covers 13 types of pneumococcal bacteria. This vaccine is available to all children under two years of age as part of the national childhood immunisation programme.429

    Getting your child vaccinated offers the best protection, for further information on vaccination click here.

    Click here to view our interactive wheel showing the current routine childhood vaccinations.

    Why vaccinate?

    Meningitis and septicaemia are deadly diseases that can kill in hours. Anyone can become infected, to read more...

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