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24 days ago
Dr Tom Nutt, chief executive of Meningitis Now, said the charity has long believed that the vaccine should be given to all teenagers and young adults.
25 days ago
Call for more meningitis vaccines after teen dies ⊖
Head of Meningitis Now wants to see a wider rollout after Oxfordshire sixth-form pupil's death.
26 days ago
Meningitis cases found at two schools in Reading after student dies in new outbreak ⊖
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The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) confirmed two young people in Reading, Berkshire, are undergoing treatment for Meningitis B. A third student died earlier this week.
Meningitis cases in Reading are pupils at two schools, UKHSA says ⊖
A sixth-form student died following the three meningitis cases in Reading.
77 days ago
Meningitis vaccination rolled out to GCSE schoolchildren amid ongoing outbreak ⊖
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.
78 days ago
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.
79 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.
80 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.
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.