This is so sad. I have a 6 month old niece and I can’t imagine how anyone of us would cope if this happened to her. Well done to her mum Carly for raising awareness of this disease and pushing to have a vaccine readily available. We should all be doing our part to protect our babies and others

What a tragic loss. Condolences to the family.

Vaccinations are so important, not only for the vaccinated person but those around them.

That is so sad. Vaccines might help others avoid being in that circumstance. Poor little Mabel, her family will be devistated. Nothing worse than losing a child. My heart goes out to them.

The cases of pneumococcal is staggering and being kept quiet by our government.

The newer vaccines should be rolled out asap and we all should be aware of this and everyone who needs to be vaccinated should be done.

Especially those on the periphery who might transfer the disease to a young one such as your child was.

So very sorry to hear of your loss and hope you can cope and have happy memories of your little daughter.

I am such a fan of vaccines. They’ve saved so many lives.

That sounds about right. This government would rather spend money on remodelling their homes or using it for campaigns. There is no reason why this updated vaccine shouldn’t be released now since it has already been approved. It ticks me off knowing this injection could probably have saved Carly and many more children if it had been available sooner rather than later

Oh that’s frightening to know! Hope they roll those vaccines out quickly

I hope the vaccines are available to everyone soon.

My cousin lost a 19 year old to meningitis if in doubt run to the doctor it is only money and don’t be scared to get a second opinion.

What a beautiful, beautiful little girl. The loss of Mabel would be just awful and so hard to live through for them. I certainly hope the federal government listens to The Immunisation Council of Australia with all the effort they are putting in. Life is so precious and I feel so for this family.

That’s absolutely horrible about poor little Mabel. Kids with their whole lives ahead of them just should not die. I’m all for vaccinating, but it sounds as though they will have their work cut out getting an effective vaccine for something that keeps mutating like this. The hard reality is that sometimes there is death and there’s nothing we can do about it.

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  Vaccinating is really so very important and it really is important to spread the word to family and friends. Children are so precious and need every type of protection from disease. There is a wealth information about vaccines available to give everyone the knowledge they need about diseases and vaccines.

Aw how heartbreaking to lose your 6 months old to this ! I truly hope that these new generation vaccines will to be rolled out through the National Immunisation Program without further delay indeed. It is sad that the urgency of this is faced with a funding decision that is mired in bureaucratic red tape

I am stunned at the figures in the article and the number of cases being this high. It is truly heartbreaking for this family. I do admire people that when faced with such tragedy; campaign and try to make a difference in the world. I do hope the campaign is successful in raising awareness.

Utterly heartbreaking. What a gorgeous face. I really admire the strength of Carly. I cannot imagine having such a devastating event happen and finding a positive, to campaign for all the other future littles. I hope that better and more up to date immunisations are available. There is no reason for tragic events to happen if they can be avoided.