article_snippet: Hundreds of children were exposed to meningitis, measles and other diseases after vaccinations were stored in a faulty fridge (file image)
article_snippet: Hundreds of children were left exposed to meningitis, measles, mumps and rubella after vaccinations to protect against the diseases were stored in a faulty fridge.
article_snippet: A letter warns that while a vaccine stored at the wrong temperature was not harmful, a vaccine stored at the wrong temperature may be less effective than normal.
article_snippet: A letter sent to parents of the affected children warns that while a vaccine stored at the wrong temperature was not harmful, a vaccine stored at the wrong temperature may be less effective than normal.
article_snippet: Among the vaccines stored incorrectly was one for meningitis, pictured under the microscope .
highlights_snippet: Warns vaccines were stored at the wrong temperature and while Warns vaccines were not harmful, Warns vaccines may have been less effective than normal .
  