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Have your MenB vaccine - second dose/follow up clinic

07/10/2026
An NHS and UK Health Security Agency graphic featuring an illustration of a pair of flip-flops. Text says: ‘MenB vaccine. It takes two. 1. Eligible for your free MenB vaccine? 2. Get your second dose at least 28 days after your first Two doses are essential for protection’.

If you had your MenB vaccine during Welcome Week, it's time to get your second dose. Come to the on-campus clinic on Wednesday 14 October at City and Friday 16  October at Walsall Campus. 

Students have taken an important step to protect themselves against MenB, with vaccinations delivered during Welcome Week as part of a University-wide awareness and prevention drive. A total of 150 MenB vaccinations were administered across the University’s City and Walsall campuses to home and international students aged between 18 and 25, making it easier for eligible students to access vital protection as they begin university life.

The clinics were made possible through partnership working between the University, NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board (ICB), public health and community pharmacy colleagues, bringing preventative healthcare directly to students and helping to remove barriers to accessing vaccination.

Director of Student Life Clare Dickens said: “Those aren’t simply numbers. They represent individual students making a positive decision about their health and taking up an opportunity to protect themselves.

“Our ambition was to remove as many barriers as possible by bringing preventative healthcare directly to students. The response during Welcome Week has shown just how valuable that approach can be.”

Raising awareness across campus

The vaccination clinics formed part of a wider University effort to raise awareness of MenB and meningitis during Welcome Week, with information shared through Welcome activities, Freshers’ Fairs and conversations across campus.

Student Wellbeing Champions also received Better Conversations and vaccine-awareness training, equipping them with the knowledge and confidence to speak to fellow students about vaccination and protection.

The University’s Health Hub also welcomed Warinder Juss, MP for Wolverhampton West, who visited to see the vaccination programme in action.

The importance of raising awareness was further highlighted when Shaun McEntee visited the University as part of his five-day, 100-mile challenge in memory of 18-year-old Aaron Mills, who died from meningitis earlier this year.

Shaun’s visit helped shine a further spotlight on meningitis awareness and the importance of vaccination among young adults. During his visit at the University, Shaun was interviewed by ITV Central News and Hits Radio, helping to share Aaron’s story and raise wider awareness of meningitis and vaccination.

charity runner Shaun McEntee poses with MP Warinder Juss and university staff in City courtyard welcoming Shaun as he completed the first leg of his 5 day 100 mile challenge

Students and colleagues gathered to welcome Shaun and his supporters to campus, while University Sport colleagues provided recovery support following his run.

Second dose and follow-up clinics 

Students who received their first MenB vaccination require a second dose to complete the course after four weeks. The vaccination team return to campus on 14 and 16 October, see details below. 

City Campus 

  • Wednesday 14 October
  • 9.15am - 4.30pm
  • the Health Hub, at the entrance to Ambika Paul Building (MD)

Walsall Campus

  • Friday 16 October
  • 9.15am-4.30pm 
  • Room WA112,  Jerome K Jerome Building (WA)

Who is this for?

  • Students who had their first MenB vaccine during Welcome Week.
  • You need 2 doses of MenB, given at least 28 days apart, for best protection. 
  • If you missed the first clinic and think you may be eligible, come and speak to the vaccination team. 

You may be eligible if you are:

  • a young person born between 1 September 2007 and 31 August 2008, or
  • born on or after 21 July 2001, starting university or certain further education colleges for the first time in autumn 2026 and living in student accommodation.

For more information about the MenB vaccine, visit: nhs.uk/book-menb. 

Know the signs. Look out for each other.

Vaccination is an important form of protection, but vaccines don't protect against every cause of meningitis, septicaemia and sepsis. Knowing the signs and acting quickly remains really important.

Symptoms of meningitis and septicaemia can include:

  • fever and/or vomiting
  • severe headache
  • a stiff neck
  • aching or painful muscles, joints or limbs
  • breathing quickly or breathlessness
  • pale or mottled skin
  • being very sleepy or difficult to wake
  • confusion
  • seizures
  • sensitivity to bright light
  • a blotchy rash that doesn't fade when pressure is applied.

Don't wait for a rash to appear.

Symptoms can appear in any order, and not everyone will experience every symptom.

If you feel unwell, tell someone.

If a friend, flatmate or fellow student is unwell, check in on them.

If you're concerned about your own or someone else's health, seek medical advice quickly. In a medical emergency, call 999 without delay.

Your health and wellbeing at Wolverhampton

Looking after your health and wellbeing at university goes beyond vaccinations and registering with a GP.

Our Student Life teams offer specialist advice and support throughout your time at Wolverhampton, including:

  • Mental Health and Wellbeing
  • Accessibility, Disability and Inclusion
  • Support to Study
  • Safeguarding
  • Student Money

You don't have to wait until something becomes difficult to find out what's available.

Whether you need support now, want some advice, or simply want to know where to turn should you need us later, take a few minutes to explore our Student Life services.

Explore the support available to you at Student Life

Find more vaccine and health advice and useful information on the online Health Hub

 

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