article: One private hospital told the BBC that 90 people are on a waiting list after it ran out of supplies last week. Hundreds of thousands of people have signed a national petition for the jab to be offered to all children It follows a case in England where a mother shared pictures of her daughter dying in hospital from the illness. Under national guidelines, the vaccine is only available to babies. All babies in the UK are offered a potentially life-saving vaccine against meningitis B as part of a national immunisation programme. However, there have been calls for the age limit to be extended to children and teenagers.
summary: Private hospitals in Northern Ireland are reporting an increase in the number of inquiries from the public about getting the Meningitis B vaccine.