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| October E-Newsletter |  |
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Hi Jane. We welcome the recent positive decision by the European Medicines Agency to recommend approval for a new 13-valent pneumococcal vaccine for children aged 6 weeks to 5 years of age. On our blog, Medical Information Officer, Claire Knight, discusses why we need new pneumococcal vaccines and what this means for preventing pneumococcal meningitis in the UK. |
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| Christmas cards | Santa run |
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Loads of fun for the kids among this year’s Christmas cards and gifts. The Colour Me Rudolph and Santa twinpack needs some creative little hands and crayons to bring it to life, while the Night Before Christmas Kit has all you need to get in touch with Santa and his team and welcome them on the big day. Available direct from the website |
We need Santa Clauses for MRF causes. Get into the spirit of the season by joining hundreds of other Santas in this annual 5k run in Greenwich Park, London. Entry is just £20 which will be donated to MRF and you get kitted out as Santa for free. |
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Great South Run
Congratulations to all of our fabulous runners in the Great South Run last weekend. Special mention to Philip Renfrey who completed the course as our mascot, Marvin the Monster. Philip was running the race to raise funds to commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of losing his three year old son Aiden to meningitis. See post race pictures of Philip and our other runners |
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Student aware
After 12 years, we have revamped and re-launched our student material to bring it up-to-date for today’s students. Download the posters or order online and help us distribute them far and wide to raise awareness among this vital target community. |
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