Meningococcal B is the commonest cause of bacterial meningitis in the UK. Babies born before September 2015, teenagers, students and adults aren’t covered by the NHS programme — we can vaccinate them privately.
A 15-minute consultation with a GPhC-registered pharmacist. Supplied under a Patient Group Direction — the same medicine a GP would prescribe.
Age, previous Men B doses, allergies and current health. For babies we’ll advise on paracetamol for fever afterwards.
In the arm (or thigh for babies), in our consultation room, with a short wait afterwards.
The number of doses depends on age — we’ll book them in.
The pharmacist checks the full criteria at your consultation. If this service isn’t right for you, we’ll tell you what is — and there’s nothing to pay.
Only branches that offer this service are shown. Prefer to walk in? Just come to the counter — a booking guarantees the pharmacist is free.
Then they missed the NHS Men B programme and can have it privately. Students starting university are another group we vaccinate often.
No — MenACWY (given in school and for travel) covers different strains. Men B is separate and the NHS doesn’t offer it to teenagers or adults.
Bexsero commonly causes fever in babies; paracetamol at the time of the jab and afterwards is recommended and we’ll explain the doses.
Read more: Meningitis B: who’s protected on the NHS, and who isn’t · Starting university? The meningitis vaccines you need and which the NHS gives
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