Make Men B FREE

With 5 states covering the Meningococcal B vaccine for their populations, it now means your acsess is based on your income and postcode. Therefore, vaccine inequality is now a prominent issue. Among those who contract Meningococcal B, 1 in 5 will live with permanent disabilities, and 1 in 10 will die. Furthermore, we know that one severe case of Meningococcal B is estimated to create a government cost of well over 10 million dollars- but what cost can you put on a life?

So what makes their kids more valuable than ours in WA and NSW?! Why does their …

With 5 states covering the Meningococcal B vaccine for their populations, it now means your acsess is based on your income and postcode. Therefore, vaccine inequality is now a prominent issue. Among those who contract Meningococcal B, 1 in 5 will live with permanent disabilities, and 1 in 10 will die. Furthermore, we know that one severe case of Meningococcal B is estimated to create a government cost of well over 10 million dollars- but what cost can you put on a life?

So what makes their kids more valuable than ours in WA and NSW?! Why does their postcode entitle them to be protected against this terrible disease? We know this disease can be devastating; affecting friends, families and communities as a whole. How many more deaths will it take until our government makes a change? The time is now!

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Make Men B FREE

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Every day Meningococcal B is left off the National Immunisation Program for general population. This means that every day Australians remain at risk of severe illness, disability, or death. Use this tool to send a quick email to your political representatives urging them to fund Men B on the NIP now. It only takes a minute to make your voice heard!

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Subject:

Dear MP,

I am writing to seek your urgent support in addressing the unfair and dangerous inequities in access to the Meningococcal B vaccine for young adults and babies. Meningococcal B is a devastating disease that can take a life within 24 hours and leave survivors with lifelong disabilities. Of those who contract meningococcal disease, one in four may experience permanent disability and one in ten may die.

For many Australian families, protection remains inaccessible due to the high out-of-pocket cost of the Men B vaccine. With 5 states now covering the Men B vaccine for their populations , a child's protection against a preventable disease now depends entirely on their family's income and location.

How can we accept a system where one child is protected simply because of where they live, while another remains exposed to a preventable, life-threatening disease? Adding Men B to your vaccination program would help ensure free, fair and equitable access for vulnerable Australians, regardless of where they live or what their family can afford.

I urge you to prioritise funding for the Meningococcal B vaccine in your state and help close this gap before another family is forced to live with a loss that could have been prevented.

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