My 19-year-old daughter returned from the festival, went to bed complaining of a headache and never woke up.

The mother told how her daughter returned from the festival, went to bed complaining of a headache and, unfortunately, never woke up.

Alison Good, 48, from York, told how her 19-year-old daughter Livia Wilson went to bed one night after returning home from the Parklife music festival in Manchester.

But Alison said “beautiful” Livia never woke up. The family later learned that she had died from a strain of meningitis, just hours after complaining of a “massive headache.”

Now Alison, 48, has called on the NHS to offer compulsory vaccination to protect young people from meningococcal meningitis type B.

Tests later revealed that Libya died after contracting a bacterial disease that causes sudden inflammation of the tissue in the brain and spinal cord.

Vaccines that protect against meningococcal meningitis type B, also known as MenB, are given in three separate doses to children under one year of age.

But Alison called on the government to also extend them to teenagers, who currently only receive MenACWY, which covers other strains, at the age of 13 or 14.

She said: “Knowing there is a vaccination, it hurts. You beat yourself up, like, what could I have done to protect her?

“To think she would still be here if we had found out and gotten her vaccinated.

“They can find the money for other vaccinations, and I don’t see how many deaths of children that age they want before it becomes cost-effective for them.

“I just don’t understand it, it’s like they’re saying they’re not worth it. Why can’t it just be included in the deployment at 13, 14 years old?”

Livia, who worked at Lucia’s Italian restaurant and trained as a ballerina, was excited to attend the Parklife music festival in June 2022.

But a few days after returning from a weekend event, she complained of a headache.

Alison, the accountant’s assistant, said she thought Livia had simply gone “overboard.”

However, unfortunately, the evening of June 15th will be the last time she sees her daughter alive.

Alison said: “She came back from the weekend and got straight to work. She worked in a regular restaurant until late at night.

“She got to work and went. But on the same day she was sent home because she felt unwell. As for me, I think if I can force myself to work, then I’m not that bad.

“So I just thought, ‘She just needs to really get better.’

“She said it was the ‘worst headache’ she had ever had, but she would take a Covid test in the morning because she felt generally unwell.

“She took paracetamol, went to bed, and that was it.

“(The next day) the ambulance came and then the police came because they think it’s suspicious because there’s no explanation.”

Meningitis is usually transmitted to humans through the mucus or saliva of a person who has the virus but does not have symptoms.

This can happen, for example, due to sharing drinks, food, dishes or toothbrushes.

Heartbroken Alison said it was extremely difficult for her to learn how her outgoing daughter, who “loved life,” had died so suddenly.

She said: “It took a long time to find out what caused it and we asked, ‘Was she suffering, was she in pain?’ and they tried to explain that it’s just that the brain is so fast.

“It just shuts down your major organs.” She was alone. You just never expected it.

Alison is now urging parents to consider vaccinating their children against meningococcal meningitis type B, although it could cost £220 if done privately.

She believes this is especially important for teenagers, who may be at greater risk of contracting the disease due to close contact at places such as festivals.

She said, “Just please take this, protect them and don’t be in the same position as us.” We just don’t want anyone to have to go through what we do.

“And we have to try to continue. Your life will never be the same.

“If I couldn’t afford it, I would give anything to protect my child. And I don’t think there is vaccination there and it is not given to children at 15 years old.

“People think they’ve had it, but it’s a different strain of meningitis.”

Dr Andrew Lee, regional deputy director of the UK Health Security Agency for Yorkshire and the Humber, said his thoughts were with Livia’s family.

However, he said the government was not currently considering introducing the MenB vaccine to teenagers.

He said: “MEN is a rare but terrible disease and this is another devastating reminder of how serious it can be.” Our thoughts are with Livia Wilson’s family.

“Based on expert advice from the independent Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunization (JCVI), the government decides which groups are eligible for free NHS vaccinations.

“National surveillance data show a much higher incidence of meningococcal group B disease in infants compared to adolescents.

“Unlike the Men ACWY vaccine, the MenB vaccine has no carrier effect and therefore does not provide population (herd) protection.

“Like all vaccination programmes, the JCVI will keep the program under constant review.

“Early recognition of the symptoms of meningitis and septicemia, which may include fever, headache, rapid breathing, drowsiness, trembling, vomiting and cold hands and feet, can significantly improve the outcome of the disease, and therefore anyone who is bothered by any of these symptoms can at any time time, you should contact your GP or NHS 111 immediately.”

Brian Davies, head of health analysis and policy at the Meningitis Research Foundation, said: “Meningococcal group B disease has been the leading cause of life-threatening meningitis in the UK for decades.

“The introduction of the vaccine for infants in 2015 was a big step forward, but teenagers are also a high-risk age group and we would like to see this age group protected.

“Along with this, it is also important to know that meningitis vaccines provide protection against different types of bacteria that cause meningitis, but there is currently no one vaccine that protects against all of them.

“That’s why it’s just as important to know the symptoms of meningitis so you can spot them and know when to seek emergency medical help.”