Meningitis warning for Hajj pilgrims

Asian News, 20/10/2008

Hajj Pilgrims are being reminded by leading national charity Meningitis Research Foundation to ensure their meningitis vaccine is up to date. The vaccination is now an entry requirement to Saudi Arabia for Hajj and Umrah pilgrims and anyone travelling at the time of Hajj, following a rise in cases of meningitis and septicaemia.