Three meningococcal meningitis deaths reported in NZ

Three people have died from meningococcal meningitis in New Zealand within a few weeks, prompting the Meningitis Foundation Aotearoa NZ to call for urgent expansion of access to lifesaving vaccines. Of the five confirmed cases, the recent deaths highlight the disease’s sudden onset and the potential for symptoms to be mistaken for common illnesses.

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