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Island's vaccination offering improved

People on the Island are being offered better protection from illness following an update to the vaccination programme.

Children and young people will now be given a combined vaccination against meningococcal bacteria.
 
It can cause serious illness like meningitis or septicaemia.
 
People aged between 70 and 79 will also be offered a vaccination against shingles. 
 
Health protection nurse Jacqui Dunne says although cases have dropped it's important to keep up momentum: 
 

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