Meningococcal B Vaccine

Dear Parents/Guardians and Carers, 

Our school will be involved in B Part of It NT, a study of the meningococcal B vaccine. The licenced vaccine is safe and proven to protect against meningococcal B disease, a rare but severe disease. 

The study nurses will visit schools across Northern Territory in 2022 to offer free Meningococcal B vaccination to students in years 10, 11 and 12. Vaccinations with take place at St Philip's College on 31st of May. Please return completed consent forms (link below) by 28th May.

If you child joined the study in 2021 or early 2022, you don’t need to sign another consent for them this year. 

Please read the information contained in the online information sheet and consent form https://is.gd/BPartofitNT. 

If you want your child to join the study, please fill in the student’s details and sign the online consent form. 

If you want to find out more information about the study please contact the study co-ordinator at joanne.gerrell@nt.gov.au. You can also ask for a hard copy of the information and consent form if you prefer to fill it out on paper. 

Rachel Kummerfeld

Medical Centre Manager