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We were interested to read the report by So et al 1 describing an infant who was unwell prior to receiving their first set of primary immunisations (including the four-component meningococcal B vaccine 4CMenB; Bexsero; GSK Biologicals) and was subsequently diagnosed with meningococcal group W meningitis shortly after vaccination. The authors highlight factors that would not have been consistent with an adverse event following immunisation (AEFI), namely the onset of fever prior to immunisation and the presentation with focal seizures, which is rare following 4CMenB vaccination, even when administered concurrently with routine immunisations.2 Such a …
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