title: Meningitis: a new vaccine but parents still ignorant about the disease.
abstract: The introduction of the pneumococcal vaccine will help protect against pneumococcal meningitis, but parents still need much more education about meningitis, its symptoms, dangers and the need for prevention.
authors.affiliation: The Meningitis Trust, Stroud.
authors.forename: Sarah-Jane
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Smallpage
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D008586:Meningitis, Pneumococcal / Q000517:prevention & control; D010290:Parents; D022242:Pneumococcal Vaccines; D006113:United Kingdom; D014611:Vaccination
chemical_list: D022242:Pneumococcal Vaccines