Do children vaccinated for MenB as babies need a teenage booster?

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I was reading about the latest outbreak of MenB in Kent and was thinking that those young people hadn’t had the MenB vaccine as part of their NHS immunisations and kind of squared it in my head that children from 2015 who had those vaccinations would have some protection.

However having read a BBC article about the subject it stated that those vaccinations were really only for while the children were very young and susceptible and only lasts a few years. Which leads me to wonder if a further vaccination is required when the children reach 14/15? I’ve read about the MenACWY vaccination that seems to be being offered to teenagers but is that still on offer if the children received the vaccination when babies?

Im confused about it and wonder if anyone was more clued up about it?

www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3rzg0vg947o

Seeing as the vaccination does only last around 5 years I think the ideal time to vaccinate would be the summer before someone starts university. The would cover them for the highest risk time which is moving to university and living in very close proximity with other students.

there is some rick to 6th form students but as most are not in communal living arrangements at that point it is a calculated risk that each family should make according to their teen's circumstances.

They don’t have Men B as a four year old. It’s now 8 and 12 weeks, (used to 8 and 16 weeks). Never been part of the routine schedule for over two year olds. It may well only last five years, the Green Book (bible) of immunisation states that the need for a booster has not been determined. So rather woolly on that.

@DemonsandMosquitoes DD was four. She had it privately. DS was a baby who had been born a couple of weeks too early to have it on the NHS. My GP said it would be a good idea to have them both done if I could afford it, so I did. HTH.

Sorry didn’t read the first part of your post properly.
The Green Book is our bible as vaccinators, so its ambiguity on this doesn’t help us give clarity to concerned parents about the longevity of its efficacy.

@DemonsandMosquitoesno worries, I agree the ambiguity is a shocker. Having said that there are now no supplies, my friends whose children haven’t had it at all have had their appointments cancelled and refunded (Boots) so no point worrying about it. Better that supplies go where they are most needed.

That isn't the strand involved in this outbreak.

This thread is actually quite reassuring as I was wondering how I’d missed this. Sounds like I’m not alone. I have a 13 and 9 year old so I guess my son would have had his baby jabs but my daughter none at all. But they’re in the same situation now anyway as it will have worn off.

I would like to get my daughter a jab now as she’s going to a week long competition where she’ll be with older teenagers from all over the world. Not sure if stocks will replenish in time but I’d been considering it already. Though aware she’d then need to have it again before leaving home - or whenever she starts going out clubbing and such. My son will need another then too.

We paid for chickenpox jabs when they were babies but missed this gap entirely. Was feeling bad about it but at least I now know I wasn’t somehow oblivious to something everyone else knew.

Yeah DD had this in year 9 and the HPV one in year 8