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21 days ago
The vaccination program was rolled out for university students last week, but Wes Streeting announced that it would be expanded to pupils at schools with known or suspected cases of menB.
Meningitis outbreak WAS caused by a new variant with significant mutations that are likely to have impacted on how fast it spread, officials say ⊕
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The UK Health Security Agency has mapped the entire genome of the circulating bacteria and found mutations in an area known to affect transmissibility.
Meningitis vaccines offered to some Year 11 pupils ○
Year 11 pupils are to receive the vaccine in schools where it has already been offered.
22 days ago
Meningitis outbreak passes peak, says health agency ○
"We could still see cases continuing to come in, we need to keep an eye on those, the UKHSA says.
23 days ago
Meningitis cases fall as health officials reveal some people were wrongly told they had the disease ⊕
Previously 'confirmed' cases have decreased from 23 to 20 after they were downgraded following further testing, the UK Health Security Agency said.
24 days ago
Meningitis B vaccine should be given to all teenagers, infectious diseases expert claims ⊖
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Professor Paul Hunter, a member of the Emergency Preparedness and Response unit, says the Canterbury outbreak should prompt an urgent review.
Meningitis cases rise as vaccine queues continue ○
The UKHSA says the number of confirmed or suspected cases in Kent has risen from 29 to 34.
Meningitis victim is so happy to be alive after nightclub infection left her unable to see or talk - as number of cases rises again ⊕
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Annabelle Mackay (pictured), 21, believes she may have contracted meningitis while on a night out at Club Chemistry in Canterbury - widely considered to be ground zero for the outbreak.
25 days ago
The Guardian view on meningitis in Kent: we must not take public health systems for granted | Editorial ⊖
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This frightening outbreak is not yet over, and serves as a reminder of why plans to manage infectious diseases exist
The public health measures taken in response to this month’s meningitis outbreak i…
My son came home from school with a headache... 18 hours later he was dead: Mother whose 18-year-old son died from Meningitis B says it started with one mild symptom - and now wants all youngsters to be vaccinated ⊖⊖
Marissa Mullans said her son's death - as well as the two young people in Kent on the weekend - could have been spared had the government offered the vaccine to all teenagers.