An 18-year-old Girl Killed By Meningococcal After Attending One Of Australia s Biggest Music Festivals Could Have Been Saved By A Childhood Vaccine - But It Costs 390

An 18-year-old girl killed by meningococcal after attending one of Australia's biggest music festivals could have been saved by a childhood vaccine - but it costs $390.
Ally Behan, 18, died at Canberra Hospital on Sunday - less than two weeks after she headed to Spilt Milk music festival on November 26 to celebrate finally being free of high school.
The 'adventurous' teen was waiting for her final exam results after finishing the HSC at Ulladulla High School, on 's South Coast, and was set to move out with some of her friends.
But just days after coming home from the festival, Ms Behan began experiencing gastro-like symptoms that quickly turned into a fatal case of meningococcal.
Ally Behan (above) died on Sunday after suffering a horrific case of meningococcal and seizure
'She couldn't stop vomiting and then she lost movement in her legs,' a family friend told Daily Mail Australia.
Ms Behan's mum rushed her to Canberra Hospital but her condition quickly deteriorated and she was put on life life support last week.
'Unfortunately she had a seizure,' the family friend said.
By Sunday, Ms Behan was showing no brain activity, with her parents forced to make the heartbreaking decision to turn off her life support.
Ms Behan died a short time later with NSW Health confirming her death on Monday. 
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A Meningitis Centre Australia spokesperson confirmed this week that Ms Behan wasn't vaccinated against the meningococcal B strain.
The vaccine is available to people over six weeks old but is often disregarded as it's not covered by Medicare, https://weareliferuiner.com/chocolate-cherry-runtz-strain/ despite being the most prolific strain in NSW.
However, pediatrician Daria Fielder from Sapphire Family Medical Centre said the cost is just one reason why most parents skip the jab.
'The meningococcal B vaccine, called Bexsero, is not publicly funded by NSW Health as part of the vaccination schedule.

It's an optional vaccine,' she told Daily Mail Australia.
'It's not just a one-off $130 for a vaccine, it's part of a course of three that cost $130 each. Plus there's the excess of making a doctor's appointment and such. 
'Cost is the main reason people don't get it but others just don't know about it.'
Ms Behan (above) had just graduated and was set to move out with her friends but became sick after attending Canberra's Spilt Milk music festival
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