Information letter on meningococcal b vaccine

In a fire letter to Secretary of State Paul Blokhuis (Public Health), they insist that the reconsideration of the recent Health Council decision, which opposed it. The Health Council of the Netherlands has been blocking its inclusion in the NIP since last December, as its effectiveness is still insufficiently known. another judgment comes "because meningococcal bites can prevent mortality in young children". It should be noted that a group of physicians and researchers are opposed to the advice of the Health Council, which also includes doctors.

The Council states that this vaccine may cause high fever, particularly in infants. The twenty experts now claim that side effects, such as fever, are reduced by 61 to 38% if the vaccine is not administered in combination with other vaccines. "With the simultaneous administration of paracetamol, this fever percentage drops to 29%." "Because they believe that the ACWY vaccine against meningococcus protects their child against all forms of meningococcal disease." And this is precisely not the case for b, the most common variant. "According to the signatories of the letter, infections caused by serogroup B meningococci not only have serious consequences for patients, but also for parents, relatives and other stakeholders