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Parents of teen who died of MenB say vaccine rollout will save others

Parents of teen who died of MenB say vaccine rollout will save others
BBC UK Sunday 19 July 2026, 20:52 UTC 1 min read
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Meg Draper, 18, died of meningitis B just weeks after she started university.

Meg Draper, 18, died of meningitis B just weeks after she started university.
MenB (ORG) Meg Draper (PERSON)
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