Skip to main content
Promotional material

A guide to Meningococcal B vaccination for eligible young people

This guide is for teenagers and young people offered the Meningococcal B (MenB) vaccine as part of the offer to new university and higher education entrants in the 2026/27 academic year.

From:
UK Health Security Agency
Published
17 June 2026

Applies to England

Documents

A guide to the Meningococcal B vaccines that help to protect against meningitis and septicaemia

HTML

A guide to the Meningococcal B vaccines that help to protect against meningitis and septicaemia (print version)

PDF, 576 KB, 8 pages

This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology.

Request an accessible format.
If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email publications@ukhsa.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Details

This leaflet explains the MenB vaccine, which with 2 doses, protects against one of the bacteria which can cause meningococcal disease. Meningococcal disease can be very serious and can cause severe illness including meningitis and septicaemia.

Who is eligible for the MenB vaccines?

  • young people in the school year 13 age group (born between 1 September 2007 and 31 August 2008)
  • young people born on or after 21 July 2001 and starting as undergraduates at university for the first time in autumn 2026
  • young people born on or after 21 July 2001 living in further education accommodation or halls of residence for the first time in autumn 2026

Paper copies of this leaflet are available to download and order from the Find Public Health Resources website, product code: 13347EN001.

Translations of this material will be available in a range of community languages and accessible formats.

Copies of the consent form, poster and record card for the MenB programme are available to download and order from the Find Public Health Resources website. Product codes:

Further information on the MenACWY vaccine that protects against 4 additional types of meningococcal bacteria that can cause meningitis and septicaemia please read a guide to the MenACWY vaccination.

For further information on routine immunisations please see: the complete routine immunisation schedule and speak to your GP for your personal records.

Updates to this page

Published 17 June 2026

Sign up for emails or print this page

Related content