Meningitis W: 'My son's death was unbelievably quick'

Teenagers in England are to be offered a vaccine against a deadly strain of meningitis, after a sharp rise in cases.

Just 22 people contracted Meningitis W in 2009, but that number rose to 117 last year - an increase of over 400 per cent.

Now there are plans to roll out an immunisation programme in a bid to stop the disease spreading.

BBC Breakfast spoke to Tracey and Emily Saunders, whose son and brother Edward died after contracting Meningitis W.

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