Fifth year students have been asked to volunteer to take part in a study called ‘Be on the TEAM’ This study will see if immunising teenagers with a Meningitis B (MenB) vaccine could reduce the risk of others getting meningitis across the whole community
What is the ‘Be on the TEAM’ study?
- Pupils who take part will receive 2 doses of a MenB vaccine
- These are licensed vaccines you would not otherwise receive and will reduce your risk of meningitis
- They will also require to have 2 throat swabs, 1 year apart
- Visits would be held at your school, with follow up community visits for pupil who leave school during the study period.
The NHS team will be in school Monday 4th April to begin the study.
Below is a copy of the parental information letter.
