00:00So just to be clear, Dr. Amir, as a GP, what vaccines are university school students entitled to and where
00:09do they get them?
00:10OK, so it's usually the meningitis ACWY vaccine that they're entitled to.
00:15They should get it at school at around age 14 and then a booster when they go off to university.
00:21If you haven't already had it and there's a chance you may have done so, it's worth checking on the
00:25NHS app.
00:25You can log into your own records and see which vaccines you've had.
00:28If you haven't had it, the practice nurse at your GP surgery is the best place to start.
00:33She can tell you where to get it. And if we stock it in stock, because often these vaccines aren't
00:38kept in GP surgeries themselves because they're given at school and as part of university programs.
00:43But then she will advise you where the best place or he or she, I should say, would advise you
00:48where the best place to get it from.
00:50But often GP surgeries do stock them at times as well, because we often give it as part of a
00:54travel vaccine program as well.
00:55So there could be some in stock at your GP surgery.
00:58Of course, I keep saying this, but your NHS app is your best friend for this, because in that you
01:03can access your child's records and then you can see which vaccines they've had.
01:07And if you want to catch up, you can speak to the GP surgery.
01:10The practice nurse, he and she will then advise you when you can have that catch up.
01:14But we're always advising if you haven't had all your vaccines, catching up is really easy.
01:19We can book you in for that.
01:20But the meningitis one is slightly different because it's offered outside the GP surgery.
01:25It's usually offered as part of school and university programs.
01:28So you may need to go through a different route.
01:30However, not always.
01:31So your practice nurse is the best place to start.
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