More than 96% of babies under one year of age in Malaga have been vaccinated against meningitis B in a year

By province in Andalucía, Cordoba has the highest rate of this vaccination (99.2 per cent), followed by Jaén (98.5), Cadiz (98.3), Almería (97.8), Granada (97.1), Huelva (97), Sevilla (96.7) and Malaga (96.3). The cost to the Andalusian Health Service is 11 million euros a year.

The vaccine prevents meningitis which is caused by a bacteria called meningococcus B, which mainly affects children under five years of age, has a 10-20% mortality rate and 30% incidence of permanent damage (psychomotor impairment, epilepsy, amputations, etc.). It is the most common type of childhood meningitis in Europe.