Responding to a government announcement that pharmacies will be used to provide MenB vaccines to Year 13 students due to go to university in September, Henry Gregg, Chief Executive of the National Pharmacy Association said:
"We're delighted the government have listened to calls from the NPA and others to use pharmacies to provide MenB vaccines for older teenagers who may be at risk.
"This will be a huge relief to parents who will be about to send their children to university who will have understandably been concerned about the tragic outbreaks in Kent and elsewhere this year.
"A number of pharmacies already deliver MenB vaccines as a private service, showing that pharmacies are quickly able to deliver this on the NHS.
"We now need more details from the government about how this roll out will work in practice but this is yet another example of how pharmacies can offer protection and health services to millions of people on their doorsteps."
