Meningococcal B Strain Vaccination

The Hon. I. PNEVMATIKOS (16:10): My question is to the Minister for Health and Wellbeing. Can the minister confirm that his secret report on meningococcal B recommends that the state should establish a vaccination program for five year olds and 15 to 16 year olds and, if so, will he act immediately to put this into operation?

The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (16:10): I thank the honourable member for her question. It's hardly a secret report. I publicly announced that I was commissioning it in April. I have given updates right through the last week or two about the progress in the report. What I can advise is that the government is currently working on a meningococcal B program to best protect the South Australian community from this deadly disease and we will be in a position to make a statement shortly.