%0 Journal Article %T Vaccination against meningitis B: is it worth it? %A Peter English %J Drugs in Context %D 2013 %I Just Medical Media Ltd %R 10.7573/dic.212246 %X Summary: when a new vaccine is licensed having passed the tests for efficacy and safety, governments who have to pay for it to be used, as in the UK, will carry out a careful economic appraisal before making it generally available. In this challenging article, Dr Peter English discusses whether or not a new vaccine for meningitis that has just been licensed and that could save lives is actually worth it. %K health protection %K meningitis B %K meningococcal disease %K meningococcal group-C conjugate vaccine %U http://drugsincontext.com/individual/vaccination-against-meningitis-b-is-it-worth-it