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Concern over meningitis B cases among students

Students and parents have been urged to be aware of the signs and symptoms of meningitis after a post-lockdown rise in cases among teenagers and young adults. A new study suggests that a rise in meningitis B (Men B) cases has particularly affected ...

19 Jan 2022 at 12:25

UK ‘on the brink of defeating’ meningitis C

The UK is close to eradicating a potentially fatal bacterial disease that can cause meningitis and septicaemia, new figures suggest. There were just three cases of meningococcal group C – the infection which can lead to meningitis C – last year, ...

28 Nov 2024 at 11:18

Surge in pharmacy bookings for meningitis jabs amid Kent outbreak

Pharmacies are experiencing a surge in bookings for meningitis vaccines as people try to get jabs privately. Superdrug told the Press Association bookings for its service are 65 times higher than a week ago. It comes after the UK Health ...

17 Mar 2026 at 16:54

What is meningitis B and why are young people at risk?

Health officials have confirmed that meningitis B is the strain identified in some of the cases in Kent. An 18-year-old A-level student called Juliette and a university student have died in the outbreak. But what is meningitis B? And ...

17 Mar 2026 at 11:07

Fact check: Meningitis B vaccine and false ‘lockdown’ claim

This roundup of claims has been compiled by Full Fact, the UK’s largest fact checking charity working to find, expose and counter the harms of bad information. How long does meningitis B vaccination protect for? In the wake of the ...

20 Mar 2026 at 16:57

Meningitis vaccine rollout begins but why is the jab important?

Students from the Canterbury campus of the University of Kent have begun to receive the meningitis B vaccine amid an outbreak of the bug which has left two young people dead. But how is the rollout working and how long does it ...

18 Mar 2026 at 17:02

Mother who was told son might not survive meningitis B urges wider vaccination

A mother who was warned her student son might not survive as he battled meningitis B has backed calls for a programme to vaccinate teenagers and young people. Gaynor Simpson said it is “heart-breaking” and “infuriating” that ...

20 Mar 2026 at 09:12

Meningitis vaccine expansion explained

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has confirmed that the meningitis B vaccines will be given to more people in Kent. But who is now eligible, how many people have had the jab so far and are there plans for a catch-up programme ...

19 Mar 2026 at 15:12

Meningitis: Family describe ‘immeasurable loss’ as cases rise to 29

Meningitis: Family describes ‘immeasurable loss’ as cases rise to 29

The family of a teenager who died from meningitis in the Kent outbreak have described their “immeasurable loss” as the number of cases jumped to 29. Juliette Kenny, 18, died on March 14, one day after first showing ...

20 Mar 2026 at 11:08

Meningitis cases rise to 34 from 29 as students queue for third day for vaccines

The number of cases linked to the meningitis outbreak in Kent has risen to 34, up from 29 previously, as hundreds of students queued for a third day to get vaccinated. Some 23 cases have been confirmed alongside a ...

21 Mar 2026 at 16:37

Meningitis: ‘Sporadic’ household clusters could appear elsewhere in UK

Sporadic household clusters of meningitis could appear over the next four weeks in other parts of the UK linked to the travel of people away from Kent, a health leader has said. Kent County Council’s director of ...

20 Mar 2026 at 16:05

Meningitis: Parts of UK could see ‘sporadic’ but ‘containable’ clusters

Students in Kent have queued for hours for meningitis vaccines for a second day as a public health director said “sporadic” household clusters could appear in other parts of the UK. More than 100 students were ...

20 Mar 2026 at 18:03

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