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Sunday 1 November 2026

Young Adelaide adult on life support with meningococcal B

A young Adelaide adult is on life support with meningococcal B, SA's 22nd case this year. Only about half of those eligible have had the free vaccine.

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A meningococcal ACWY vaccine vial, a 2018 file photo. Photo: Ted Eytan / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0, modified

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A young adult from metropolitan Adelaide is on life support with meningococcal B. It's South Australia's 22nd case of meningococcal disease this year, well up on the 13 cases recorded by this point in 2025.

A vial of meningococcal ACWY vaccine component with an orange cap standing on a steel bench — A meningococcal ACWY vaccine vial, a 2018 file photo. Photo: Ted Eytan / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0, modified

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